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The St. Roch is a Royal Canadian Mounted Police schooner. She is made primarily of thick Douglas-fir, with very hard Australian Eucalyptus "iron bark" on the outside, and an interior hull reinforced with heavy beams to withstand ice pressure during her Arctic duties. Her length is 31.78 metres (104.25 feet).1 History
- 1928 - constructed in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- 1929- 1939 - supplied and patrolled Canada's Arctic
- 1940- 1942 - became first vessel to complete a Pacific to Atlantic voyage through the Northwest PassageThe Northwest Passage is a route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean through the Arctic archipelago of Canada. Between the end of the 15th century and the 20th century, Europeans attempted to establish a commercial sea route north and west around
- 1944Events World War II January January 4 The Battle of Monte Cassino begins. January 5 Murder of Danish playwright Kaj Munck January 17 British forces, in Italy, cross the Garigliano River. January 20 The Royal Air Force drops 2,300 tons of bombs on Berlin; - became first vessel to make a return trip through the Northwest Passage and also the first to navigate the passage in a single season
- 1944Events World War II January January 4 The Battle of Monte Cassino begins. January 5 Murder of Danish playwright Kaj Munck January 17 British forces, in Italy, cross the Garigliano River. January 20 The Royal Air Force drops 2,300 tons of bombs on Berlin;- 19481948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 1 Nationalisation of UK railways to form British Railways. Arab militants lay siege to the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. First day of the Ital - patrolled Arctic
- 1950Events January January 5 US Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a resolution calling for examination of organized crime in the USA January 6 The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with - became first vessel to circumnavigate North AmericaNorth America is the third largest continent in area and the fourth ranked in population. It is bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific Ocea, from Halifax, Nova ScotiaHalifax is a Canadian city, the provincial capital and largest population centre in Nova Scotia, and the economic centre of the Atlantic Provinces. In 1995, the city of Halifax was amalgamated with a number of neighbouring authorities to create the Halifa to Vancouver, British ColumbiaThis article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver can also refer to Vancouver, Washington, USA, a suburb of Portland, Oregon. For other uses, see Vancouver (disambiguation Vancouver (49n16, 123w07 PST) is a Canadian city in the provin, via the Panama CanalThe Panama Canal is a large canal, 51 miles (82 kilometers) long, that cuts through the isthmus of Panama, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Because of the S shape of Panama, the Atlantic lies to the west of the canal and the Pacific to the east
- 1954 - returned to Vancouver for preservation
- 1962 - designated a Canadian National Historic Site at the Vancouver Maritime Museum
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