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Rouille in 1941.
Rouille fighting a fire in Halifax during WW2.

The Rouille (later HMCS Rouille) was a Canadian fireboat. She was a steam-powered vessel, built in Collingwood, Ontario on October 26, 1929.

She served in Toronto, up until World War 2. During World War 2 the Rouille was transferred to Halifax, Nova Scotia, the port where most Atlantic convoys assembled.

According to the Maritime History of the Great Lakes she sank off Cape Smoky, Nova Scotia, during bad weather, on March 11, 1954.

specifications
tonnage 214
length 100 feet (30 m)
beam 25 feet (7.6 m)
draft 13 feet (4.0 m)

References

  1. Mac Mackay (2014-11-26). "Preserver returns from Bedford Magazine". Shipfax.
  2. "The other Halifax Explosion". New Bedford Magazine. 1945-07-18. Archived from the original on 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2018-08-27. The fire ship James Battle was standing by at the Halifax Shipyards along with the smaller Rouille. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. Donal Baird (1999). The Robbie Touch : Exploits of an Uncommon Sailor. Lulu.com. pp. 65, 84, 132. ISBN 9780969803119. Retrieved 2019-07-27. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. Terence Robertson (1962-02-24). "The short heroic cruise that saved Halifax". Maclean's magazine. pp. 18, 36. Retrieved 2019-07-27. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Rouille (1929)". Maritime History of the Great Lakes. Retrieved 2019-07-27. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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