Compass Observations on a Cruise through the North-west Passage

On 23 July 1954, the new Canadian Icebreaking Patrol Vessel H.M.C.S. Labrador (6000 tons) left Halifax, Nova Scotia, on her maiden voyage in support of the annual ship supply mission to the Canadian Arctic bases. In addition she carried out much hydrographic surveying and other scientific work, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Navigation
Main Author: Penton, E. M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1955
Subjects:
Ocean Engineering
Oceanography
Arctic
North West Passage
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0373463300015423
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0373463300015423
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Summary:On 23 July 1954, the new Canadian Icebreaking Patrol Vessel H.M.C.S. Labrador (6000 tons) left Halifax, Nova Scotia, on her maiden voyage in support of the annual ship supply mission to the Canadian Arctic bases. In addition she carried out much hydrographic surveying and other scientific work, and subsequently withdrew to the westward, arriving at Esquimalt, British Columbia, on 27 September, thus becoming the first warship to complete the North-west Passage.

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