Historical Events tagged with "st roch"
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Exploration & Discovery
St. Roch Completes Circumnavigation of North America
May 29th, 1950 74 years ago
The St. Roch, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police vessel, became the first ship to successfully circumnavigate North America. After a challenging journey that lasted nearly two years, the ship arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on May 29, 1950. This pioneering voyage was undertaken to demonstrate the viability of the Northwest Passage as a shipping route and showcased the resilience of crew and ship alike against formidable Arctic conditions.
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