Bluenose was a Canadian fishing schooner that won four International Fisherman’s races between Canada and the United States. The races won by the Bluenose were held in 1921, 1922, 1931, and 1938. An image of the famous schooner appears on the Canadian dime.
The Bluenose was designed by William J. Roue of Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was launched at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, on March 26, 1921. The schooner was used as a fishing vessel as well as for racing. Beginning in 1942, it was used to carry cargo in the Caribbean Sea. In 1946, the Bluenose ran aground on a coral reef near Haiti and sank.
The Bluenose II, an exact replica of the original schooner, was built in 1963. The Bluenose II is based in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
