Maxwell
Maxwell was built in 1961. She was 115 feet long with a 25 foot beam, a draft of 7 feet and a displacement of 244 tons. Her cruising speed was 12.6 knots. She had a compliment of 4 officers, 5 hydrographic staff and 10 crew. Her home base was the Bedford Institute of Oceanography for most of her career although she was based out of St. John's, Nfld. for a short period. Her work area ranged from the southern most tip of Canadian waters to the Labrador Coast. Highly regarded as a tight-knit team that was capable of everything from systematic surveys to high priority, fire-fighting tasks.
In 1965 underwent refit at the Dartmouth Shipyards before the survey season started on 3 May. This was completed after the survey ended on 14 July.
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Year |
HIC |
Captain/Sailing Master |
Location |
Survey Type |
| 1962 | Strait of Canso, Chaleur Bay, NS, Baie Comeau PQ | Various | ||
| 1963 | Dingwall Hbr, NS | Harbour | ||
| 1963 | Baie Comeau, Que | Standard | ||
| 1963 | Gulf of St. Lawrence | Various | ||
1964 |
J.M.R. Pilote |
NS, NB, Que. |
Coastal |
|
1965 |
R.C. Amero |
East Coast of NS and Gulf of St Lawrence (3 May to 14 July) |
Various |
|
1966 |
J.M.R. Pilote |
S.Baggs, to 5 Sept M.J.Wagner, from 5 Sept |
NS, NL, Que., NB |
Various |
1967 |
J.M.R. Pilote |
NS, Eastern Shore |
Off-Shore |
|
1967 |
J.M.R. Pilote |
Gulf of St Lawrence NL,NB, Que |
Various |
|
| 1969 | M.A. Hemphill | Sidney Baggs | Atlantic Provinces | Revisory, NS, NB, Harbour, Ranges |
| 1970 | M.A. Hemphill | Sidney Baggs | Gulf of St. Lawrence | Revisory and Range surveys |
| 1973 | Bay of Chaleur, PEI, NL, Foreign (St. Pierre) | Various |