Rouille (ship)

The Rouille (later HMCS Rouille) was a Canadian fireboat.[1] She was a steam-powered vessel, built in Collingwood, Ontario on October 26, 1929.

Rouille in 1941.
History
General characteristics
Rouille fighting a fire in Halifax during WW2.

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]

specifications[5]
tonnage214
length100 feet (30 m)
beam25 feet (7.6 m)
draft13 feet (4.0 m)

References
  1. Mac Mackay (2014-11-26). "Preserver returns from Bedford Magazine". Shipfax.
  2. "The other Halifax Explosion". New Bedford Magazine. 1945-07-18. Archived from the original on 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2018-08-27. The fire ship James Battle was standing by at the Halifax Shipyards along with the smaller Rouille.
  3. Donal Baird (1999). The Robbie Touch : Exploits of an Uncommon Sailor. Lulu.com. pp. 65, 84, 132. ISBN 9780969803119. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
  4. Terence Robertson (1962-02-24). "The short heroic cruise that saved Halifax". Maclean's magazine. pp. 18, 36. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
  5. "Rouille (1929)". Maritime History of the Great Lakes. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
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