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CCGS Alexander Henry, Lake Superior icebreaker

The former CCGS Alexander Henry, preserved in Thunder Bay, Ontario, photographed in 2026.
The former CCGS Alexander Henry, preserved in Thunder Bay, Ontario, photographed in 2026. CCGS Alexander Henry in Thunder Bay, ON (cropped) · Quintin Soloviev · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY 4.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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The CCGS Alexander Henry, launched at Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay) in 1958, was the main Canadian icebreaker on Lake Superior from 1959 to 1985 and part of the first Canadian Coast Guard fleet in 1962. The red and white ship broke ice to lengthen the shipping season, supplied lighthouses, maintained buoys and carried out search and rescue.

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The ship and its service, not the Canadian Coast Guard as a whole.

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