CGS Vigilant
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Dominion of Canada | |
| Name | Vigilant |
| Builder | Polson Iron Works Limited, Toronto |
| Launched | 1904 |
| Refit | 1935, 1938 |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | 3rd Class Cruiser |
| Tonnage | 396 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | 175 ft (53 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine, 65 hp (48 kW) (nominal) |
CGS Vigilant was an armed 3rd class cruiser employed as a Canadian Great Lakes Fisheries Protection vessel.[1] She replaced CGS Petrel, which had previously performed these duties. Sold in 1924, she was later chartered by the Customs Preventive Service for East Coast patrols between 1927-29. In 1935 new owner had the cruiser converted to a barge by Port Colborne Iron Works,[2] sold in 1938 and further converted as a crane barge for Hindman Transportation Co, Vigilant was decommissioned after 1944 and scrapped in 1956.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Ships of the CCG 1850-1967". Canadian Coast Guard. 2008-03-31. Archived from the original on 2009-09-13.
- ^ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pbtyc/RN/Photos/Vigilant.html
- ^ Charles D. Maginley, and Bernard Collin, The Ships of Canada's Marine Services, (St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing, 2001), p. 88. ISBN 1-55125-070-5