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.
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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]
| tonnage | 214 |
| length | 100 feet (30 m) |
| beam | 25 feet (7.6 m) |
| draft | 13 feet (4.0 m) |
References edit
- ^ Mac Mackay (2014-11-26). "Preserver returns from Bedford Magazine". Shipfax.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Donal Baird (1999). The Robbie Touch : Exploits of an Uncommon Sailor. Lulu.com. pp. 65, 84, 132. ISBN 9780969803119. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- ^ Terence Robertson (1962-02-24). "The short heroic cruise that saved Halifax". Maclean's magazine. pp. 18, 36. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- ^ a b "Rouille (1929)". Maritime History of the Great Lakes. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
External links edit
Media related to Rouille (ship, 1929) at Wikimedia Commons
