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CHL Sandpiper

SANDPIPER I

Year

HIC

 Survey Party Type
Ship/shore/detached
Name

Other Equipments, facilities

Location

Project

Survey Type

1953 Paul Radakir Shore,
Lake  Winnipegosis
rented office Lake Winnipegosis  Man. south portion Hydrographic Standard, needed for fisheries
1954 Paul Radakir Shore, Lake Winnipegosis Lake Winnipegosis, Man. Hydrographic Standard, for fisheries
1955 Paul Radakir Shore, Lake Winnipegosis Lake Winnipegosis, Man. Hydrographic Standard, for fisheries 
1956 Paul Radakir Shore, Lake Winnipegosis Lake Winnipegosis, Man. Hydrographic Standard, for fisheries
1957 moved overland to Lake Winnipeg
 

There is some evidence that the original Sandpiper was destroyed by fire on Lake Winnipeg in 1959. It is now assumed that the larger CHL COOT was renamed SANDPIPER at about that time. The following table should therefore be regarded as:

CGL SANDPIPER II

(1958 notes on launch Sandpiper): Launched 1953 - Gross tonnage: 17 - Length 40 ft 
(1958 Sandpiper survey establishment): No. of launches: 1 -Total personnel 16 - Hydrographers: 3

Listed as 40 ft survey launch.

Year

HIC

 Survey Party Type
Ship/shore/detached
Name

Other Equipments, facilities

Location

Project

Survey Type

1962 Shore, Lake Winnipeg Lake Winnipeg Hydrographic Standard
1964 J.I. Robichaud moved to "RAE" party, Great Slave Lake, NWT "Barge", "Tern", "Gig" Great Slave Lake and Mackenzie River, NWT Hydrographic Standard and Reconnaissance