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The following table provides a summary of the
vessels used by the Canadian Hydrographic Service fleet from 1883 to the
present. It is not exhaustive but contains all data currently available.
Names that are underlined provide a link to a photo and more information.
If
you have anything to add or a photo to share, feel free to
contact us with your information.
With the establishment of the Marine Sciences
Branch on 1 April 1962 all of the Branch ships have been re-designated by the
prefix "C.S.S.". This represents their functions of Canadian Survey Ships and/or
Canadian Scientific Ships, as appropriate.
For Launches used by CHS, follow the link provided. [ Launches ]
Ships below are listed alphabetically by name.
| Name |
Year Commissioned |
Period Used By CHS |
Year Decommissioned |
CHS /Charter/Platform of Opportunity |
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ACADIA |
1913 |
- |
1969 |
CHS |
|
ADVENT |
1972 |
- |
- |
CHS |
|
ALGERINE |
1944 |
1951 -1955,
1958, 1959 |
- |
Charter |
|
AMPHION (H.M.S.) |
- |
- |
- |
CHS |
|
ANN LONG |
1882 |
- |
1884 |
Charter |
|
ANNIE GEELE |
1914 |
- |
1915 |
Charter |
|
ARCTIC |
- |
1912 |
- |
Charter |
|
ARCTIC SEALER |
1945 |
1958,
1959 |
- |
Charter |
|
BAFFIN |
1957 |
1957- |
1990 |
CHS |
|
BAYFIELD I (ex EDSALL) |
1864 |
1884-1913 |
1913 |
CHS |
| BAYFIELD II
(ex LORD STANLEY) |
1889 |
- |
1949 |
CHS |
|
BAYFIELD III (launch) |
1949 |
- |
1963 |
CHS |
|
BAYFIELD IV (ex HILDUR, built 1960) |
1974 |
- |
1993 |
CHS |
|
BEAVER |
- |
1863-1870 |
- |
Charter |
|
BELLECHASE |
- |
1936 |
- |
CHS |
|
BELLEROPHON (H.M.S.) |
- |
1886-1892 |
- |
CHS |
|
BLAKE (H.M.S.) |
- |
1892-1893 |
- |
CHS |
|
BRANDAL
M.V. |
|
1966/67 |
|
Charter |
|
BURLEIGH |
- |
1911 |
- |
Charter |
|
CAMSELL,
CCGS |
|
1961,1963,1966,1973 |
|
Platform
of Opportunity |
|
CANADIENNE-LA- (ex FOXHOUND) |
1880 |
1906-1909, 1912-1916 |
1920 |
CHS |
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CARTIER I |
1910 |
- |
1939 |
CHS |
|
CARTIER II |
1948 |
- |
1965(1967?) |
CHS |
| C.D. HOWE |
1950 |
1953-1956,
1958,1959 |
1970 |
Platform of opportunity |
|
CHALLENGER (H.M.S.) |
- |
- |
- |
CHS |
|
CHRISSIE C. THOMEY |
1910 |
Abandoned in ice. |
1913 |
CHS |
|
CHRISTMAS SEAL |
- |
1973-1975, burned 1976 |
- |
Charter |
| DARING (H.M.S.) |
- |
- |
- |
CHS |
|
DAWSON |
1967 |
- |
- |
CHS |
|
DE LEVIS |
1904 |
- |
1908 |
CHS |
|
D'Iberville |
1952 |
1953-1954,
1958, 1973 |
1983 |
Platform of opportunity |
|
EGERIA (H.M.S.) |
1874 |
1898-1910 |
1913 (sold) |
CHS |
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EHKOLI |
1942 |
- |
1967 |
CHS |
|
F.C.G. SMITH |
1986 |
- |
- |
CHS |
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FORT FRANCES |
1944 |
1949 - 1957 |
1958 |
CHS |
|
FRANK BURTON |
1901 |
- |
1904 |
Charter |
|
FRANKLIN (H.M.S.) |
- |
- |
- |
CHS |
|
FREDERICK G. CREED |
1989 |
- |
|
CHS |
|
GANNET (H.M.S.) |
- |
- |
- |
CHS |
|
GRAND MARAIS |
- |
1975 |
- |
Charter |
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GULNARE (built 1893) |
1902 |
- |
1949 |
CHS |
|
HUDSON |
1963 |
- |
- |
CHS |
| JOHN
A. MACDONALD |
|
1962,1973 |
|
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|
JOHN P. TULLY |
1985 |
- |
- |
CHS |
|
KAPUSKASING |
1944 |
- |
1972 |
CHS |
|
LABRADOR |
1953 |
1954 |
1987 |
Platform of opportunity |
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LADY CANADIAN |
- |
1974 |
- |
Charter |
|
LADY NORTHERN |
- |
1975 |
- |
Charter |
|
LE DOS BLEU |
- |
1982-1983 |
- |
Charter |
|
LILLOOET |
1908 |
- |
1932 |
CHS |
|
LIMNOS |
1968 |
- |
- |
CHS |
|
LOIS M. LAUZIER |
1977 |
- |
- |
CHS |
|
Louis St. Laurent |
1969 |
?,
1973 |
? |
Platform of opportunity |
|
MARABELL |
1943 |
- |
1970 |
CHS |
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MARLBOROUGH (H.M.S.) |
- |
- |
- |
CHS |
|
MARTIN KARLSEN |
- |
1975-1978 |
- |
Charter |
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MATTHEW |
1990 |
- |
|
CHS |
|
MAXWELL |
1961 |
- |
1992 |
CHS |
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MCLEAN,
CCGS |
|
1973
(Chesterfield Inlet) |
|
Platform
of Opportunity |
|
META |
- |
1978-1979 |
- |
Charter |
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MINNA |
- |
1972-1974,sank 1974 |
- |
Charter |
|
NADEN |
1913 |
- |
1918 |
CHS |
|
NARWHAL,
CCGS |
|
1973
(James Bay) |
|
Platform
of Opportunity |
|
NAVICULA |
- |
1981-1983 |
- |
Charter |
| NORTH STAR IV
(ex ROCKY RIVER)
|
- |
sank, 1961 |
- |
Charter |
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NORTHERN SEAL |
1966 |
1976 |
- |
Charter |
|
NORTHHAMPTON (H.M.S.) |
- |
1883-1886 |
- |
CHS |
|
PANDORA II |
- |
1977-1978, 1980 |
- |
Charter |
|
PARIZEAU |
1967 |
- |
- |
CHS |
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PARRY (ex TALAPUS, built 1942) |
1945 |
- |
1967 |
CHS |
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PENDER |
1930 |
- |
1950 |
CHS |
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PETREL |
- |
1977 |
- |
Charter |
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PILOT #1 |
1928 |
- |
1934 |
CHS |
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POLAR CIRCLE |
- |
1982-1983 |
- |
Charter |
|
R.B. YOUNG |
1990 |
- |
- |
CHS |
|
RADELL II |
1941 |
- |
- |
CHS |
|
RADIUM EXPRESS |
1953 |
1972-1973, 1975-1979 |
- |
Platform of opportunity,
in 1973 charter |
|
RESTLESS (built 1906) |
1908 |
1920-1923 |
- |
CHS |
|
RICHARDSON |
1962 |
|
1990 |
CHS |
|
Sackville |
? |
? |
? |
Platform of opportunity |
|
SCARBOROUGH (H.M.S.) |
- |
- |
- |
CHS |
|
SPALDING |
- |
1961 |
- |
Charter |
|
STADACONA (ex COLUMBIA) |
1893 |
- |
1924 |
CHS |
| STORIS
(U.S.S.) |
|
19561956,
1958, 1959 |
|
Platform of
Opportunity |
|
SURVEYOR |
- |
1972 |
- |
Charter |
|
TERRA NOVA |
- |
1950 |
- |
Charter |
|
THERON |
1950 |
1954-1957,
1960, 1967. 1973-1976 |
- |
Charter |
|
THETA |
1954 |
1958-1960,1964-1965 |
- |
Charter |
|
TUCHO MARINER |
- |
1994 |
|
Charter |
|
VECTOR |
1967 |
- |
- |
CHS |
|
WILLIAM J. STEWART |
1932 |
- |
1976 |
CHS |
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WHITETHROAT,
ANAV |
|
1963,1964 |
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(Annual
Report) |
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| MINTO,
Cdn Gov icebreaker, in 1911 major survey vessel in Hudson Bay and Strait,
Capt F Anderson in charge |
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1911,
1912, 1915 |
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Cdn
Gov icebreaker |
| STANLEY,
Capt Dalton 1910 Hudson Bay, exploratory |
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1910, |
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Cdn
Gov icebreaker |
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