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[[File:Fireboat Rouille in 1941.jpg | left | thumb | ''Rouille'' in 1941.]] | [[File:Fireboat Rouille in 1941.jpg | left | thumb | ''Rouille'' in 1941.]] | ||
[[File:Fire Boat Rouille FireSM 14.jpg | thumb | ''Rouille'' fighting a fire in Halifax during WW2.]] | [[File:Fire Boat Rouille FireSM 14.jpg | thumb | ''Rouille'' fighting a fire in Halifax during WW2.]] | ||
The '''''Rouille''''' (later '''HMCS ''Rouille''''') was a Canadian [[fireboat]].<ref name=Shipfax2014-11-26/> She was a steam-powered vessel, built in [[Collingwood, Ontario]] on October 26, 1929. | The '''''Rouille''''' (later '''HMCS ''Rouille''''') was a Canadian [[fireboat]].<ref name=Shipfax2014-11-26/> She was a steam-powered vessel, built in [[Collingwood, Ontario]] on October 26, 1929. | ||
She served in Toronto, up until [[World War | She served in Toronto, up until [[World War II]]. | ||
During World War | During World War II the ''Rouille'' was transferred to [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]], the port where most [[Atlantic convoys]] assembled.<ref name=Other/><ref name=RobbieTouch/><ref name=Macleans1962-02-24/> | ||
According to the [[Maritime History of the Great Lakes]] she sank off [[Cape Smoky, Nova Scotia]], during bad weather, on March 11, 1954.<ref name=MhotGLRouille/> | According to the [[Maritime History of the Great Lakes]] she sank off [[Cape Smoky, Nova Scotia]], during bad weather, on March 11, 1954.<ref name=MhotGLRouille/> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:00, 24 August 2024
The Rouille (later HMCS Rouille) was a Canadian fireboat.[1] She was a steam-powered vessel, built in Collingwood, Ontario on October 26, 1929.
She served in Toronto, up until World War II. During World War II the Rouille was transferred to Halifax, Nova Scotia, the port where most Atlantic convoys assembled.[2][3][4]
According to the Maritime History of the Great Lakes she sank off Cape Smoky, Nova Scotia, during bad weather, on March 11, 1954.[5]
| tonnage | 214 |
| length | 100 ft (30.48 m) |
| beam | 25 ft (7.62 m) |
| draft | 13 ft (3.96 m) |
References
- ↑ Mac Mackay (2014-11-26). Preserver returns from Bedford Magazine. Shipfax.
- ↑ The other Halifax Explosion, New Bedford Magazine, 1945-07-18. “The fire ship James Battle was standing by at the Halifax Shipyards along with the smaller Rouille.”
- ↑ Donal Baird (1999). The Robbie Touch : Exploits of an Uncommon Sailor. Lulu.com, 65, 84, 132. ISBN 9780969803119. Retrieved on 2019-07-27.
- ↑ Terence Robertson. The short heroic cruise that saved Halifax, Maclean's magazine, 1962-02-24, pp. 18,36. Retrieved on 2019-07-27.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Rouille (1929), Maritime History of the Great Lakes. Retrieved on 2019-07-27.