Arctic Workhorse
Author | : James P. Delgado |
Publisher | : TouchWood Editions |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 2003 |
ISBN-10 | : 0920663869 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780920663868 |
Rating | : 4/5 (868 Downloads) |
Download or read book Arctic Workhorse written by James P. Delgado and published by TouchWood Editions. This book was released on 2003 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dodging between the Arctic floes, almost crushed several times, the little RCMP vessel St. Rochwas the first ship to conquer the hazardous Northwest Passage from west to east. Two years later, in 1944, she did it from east to west. Arctic Workhorseis a biography of St. Roch, from her construction in Vancouver in 1928, through her working life and famous voyages, to her resting place at the Vancouver Maritime Museum.