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This beautiful older ship was being restored or cleaned up before the tourist season got underway so we didn't;t get a good look at it as much of it was under tarps.
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Date of experience: June 2019
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This is a well preserved historical vessel, visited by numerous visitors. well kept up and extremely interesting good for 1 -2 hours on a sunny afternoon on the Halifax waterfront
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Date of experience: June 2018
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Our family visited. Thanks to Guy, a former Canada sailor, who told us so very much. french or English tour. -free-- make donation. Thanks
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Date of experience: August 2018
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The ship is in need of some tender loving care and restoration. It is fascinating to think that ships like this sailed the seas providing security and exploring.
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Date of experience: May 2018
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Launched in 1913 at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, the Acadia was the first vessel specifically designed as an oceangraphic ship to survey Canada's northern waters. Notable for pioneering hydrographic research in Canada's Arctic, she served as a warship before being used to chart the waters around Newfoundland in 1949, creating entirely new charts and updating some that were nearly a century old. The C.S.S. Acadia served during both world wars for the Royal Canadian Navy and is the only survivor from these conflicts. First serving as a patrol and escort vessel from 1916 to 1919, the C.S.S. Acadia also survived the Halifax Explosion in 1917. In 1939, the Acadia was recommissioned as a warship first as a patrol vessel and later as a training ship until the war's end in 1945. The ship now is part of the Maritime Museum and can be toured at its waterfront berthing.…
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Date of experience: May 2018
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