Bluenose Ship

Bluenose Boat

We will tell you about the legendary Bluenose boat and its replica, Bluenose II. Bluenose is a famous half-rigged schooner from Nova Scotia, Canada, and is also an active and efficient fishing boat. The name Bluenose comes from the nickname given to the local people of Nova Scotia and has become the symbol of the province of Nova Scotia.

The schooner Bluenose was designed by William Roué and built by Smith and Rhuland. Designed as a racing and fishing vessel, it was launched in Lunenburg in 1921. Its construction began in 1920 due to the transfer of the schooner Esperanto from Gloucester to Delawana, Nova Scotia, during the schooner races organized by the Halifax Herald newspaper that year.

After a season of fishing, the Bluenose surpassed the schooner Elsie from Gloucester, Massachusetts, and brought the International Fishermen’s Race Cup back to Nova Scotia. In subsequent races, it won the cup for 17 consecutive years, surpassing American and Canadian schooners. Like in sailing races, Bluenose won numerous awards at least once during the season in sea urchin and other seafood fishing competitions as an active fishing vessel.

Bluenose and its captain, Angus Walters, were the first and only non-human members of the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame until 1960.

Its portrait in full sail was used on a Canadian postage stamp in 1929. After it sank, similar images were printed on postage stamps in 1982 and 1999. This image is featured on Nova Scotia vehicle license plates. In 2002, the Canadian government announced that the image of a fishing boat that had been used on the 10-cent coin for many years was actually that of the Bluenose.

Due to technological advancements, the “invincible” Bluenose fishing boat was sold as a cargo ship to the Caribbean after World War II and sank in 1946 after running aground on a coral reef off the coast of Haiti.

Bluenose

Displacement: 258 tons

Length: 49 m LOA / 34 m LWL

Beam: 8 m

Draft: 5 m

Power: Sail

Main mast height: 38 m

Fore mast height: 36 m

Sail Area: 1,036 m²

Main Sail Area: 386 m²

Crew: 6 Officers, 1 Cook, 15 Sailors

After the Bluenose sank in 1946, a replica was built by the same craftsmen, with the addition of motor power, and launched in 1963 in the same place, Lunenburg, under the name Bluenose II.

Due to the interest it received, it was first sold to the Nova Scotia provincial government and then transferred to the “Bluenose II Preservation Foundation” established in its name. Restored by the trust and returned to service in 1995, the ship was transferred to the Lunenburg Maritime Museum Association by the Nova Scotia government in 2005.

Out of respect for its ancestor, the Bluenose, the Bluenose II has never been used as a racing vessel. It is used solely for tourist cruises.

Bluenose II

Displacement: 246 tons

Length: 46 m LOA / 34 m LWL

Beam: 8 m

Draft: 5 m

Power: Sails + 2 x 250 hp CAT diesel engines

Main mast height: 38 m

Fore mast height: 36 m

Sail Area: 1,036 m²

Main Sail Area: 386 m²

Speed: 8 knots (Engine) / 16 knots (Sail)

Crew: 6 Officers, 1 Cook, 12 Sailors

Compilation

With contributions from Nalan Yüksel…