First Fibreglass Fishing Boat - Cape Islander - Lunenburg, NS
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jiggs11
N 44° 22.555 W 064° 18.673
20T E 395540 N 4914462
M/V Cape Islander, the first fibreglass commercial fishing vessel in Atlantic Canada.
Waymark Code: WMPMFC
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date Posted: 09/20/2015
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Now located on the Lunenburg wharf, the Cape Islander was the first fibreglass commercial fishing vessel in the Maritimes.
The Cape Islander was built in Lunenburg in 1962, and represents the shift away from traditional wooden hull fishing vessels.
it remained in service primarily as an instructional vessel for the maritime fishing fleet until 1986. It then ended up at the Maritime Museum in 1990.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1962
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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