Acadia

The Acadia's Surveys 50 Years of the Acadia (coming soon)
	The CSS Acadia is a steel, single-screw vessel, 51.8m long, 10.2m beam and 6.4m draught, built at a cost of $330,000. She has a displacement of 1,700 tons. Her original speed was 12.5 kt. Designed and built for work in northern waters, the Acadia has 7/8" iron plating and heavier than normal framing. She was further strengthened against ice in 1914 Her total compliment was 60, of which 10 were hydrographic staff. She was decommissioned in 1969 and is currently part of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax, NS. The Acadia had an illustrious career and if there was ever a jewel in the CHS fleet, it has to be her. Her area of operation was all of the Atlantic Coast and Hudson Bay. She was a familiar site in many parts of Newfoundland and was an integral part of many adventures in that area. Her crew were like a family and operated like a well oiled machine - just like the triple expansion steam engine that propelled her for all those years. There is a web site (developed by the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic) devoted to Acadia and can be found at museum.gov.ns.ca/mma/AtoZ/acadia.html