Ice breaker needed on Georgian Bay, Canada's largest icebreaker operating in the Great Lakes, the Coast Guard ship Griffon has been working out of Mid(...)

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Ice breaker needed on Georgian Bay, Canada's largest icebreaker operating in the Great Lakes, the Coast Guard ship Griffon has been working out of Mid(...)

Date2/7/1975

Names

Griffin, Doug (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Ice breaker needed on Georgian Bay; Canada's largest icebreaker operating in the Great Lakes; the Coast Guard ship Griffon has been working out of Midland for winter. The 2;828-ton; 234-foot-long vessel yesterday was busy breaking up 14-inch ice at Port McNicoll so that grain carrier Algogen could get closer to elevators. Master of ship and its 40-man crew is Capt. Patrick Connor of Newfoundland; on the bridge with Quartermaster Daniel Coligan.

Subject

GeographyCity, town, townshipMidland

GeographyCountySimcoe (Ont. : County)

GeographyProvince stateOntario

GeographyCountryCanada

Medium

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014139F

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