Friday, May 29, 2015

Today in 1950 - First Ship sails around North America




May 29, 1950 

First Ship sails around North America 


St. Roch, the first ship to make a circumnavigation North America, arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, from where it had started on July 15, 1944. The ship traversed the Northwest Passage and the Panama Canal in a voyage of more than 15,000 miles. Although the actual sailing time was only 137 days, the ship, owned by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, had layovers throughout the Arctic portion of the trip to bring supplies to remote RCMP outposts.

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