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Research Paper On Bluenose

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Bluenose The Bluenose was a fishing, and racing schooner. The boat was fast, and as a result won lots of races. It was designed by William Roue, and built in 1921 by Smith and Rhuland. The Bluenose was launched in Lunenburg on March 26th 1921. The captain of the Bluenose was Captain Angus J. Walters. The boat was eventually sold to the West Indies, where it became a freighter, carrying bananas and other cargo. The boat hit a coral reef off of Île à Vache, Haiti on January 28th, 1946, ending its life. It measured 49m in length. The Government of Nova Scotia built a Bluenose II as a tribute, which is a replica of Bluenose, but it is used only as a tourist attraction.

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