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Maritime Museum of the Atlantic

Names of Collections

Stright MacKay Shipyard
Carmichael Brothers
Halifax Shipyard
McGill Shipyard
William Maclean Shipyard

Description

The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, part of the Nova Scotia Museum system has about 1500 vessel plans. They have been donated by various shipyards, shipowners, and mariners or their descendants. Shipyard represented include: Halifax Shipyard; Stright MacKay, Pictou, NS; McGill Shipyard, Shelburne; Carmichael Brothers, New Glasgow; and William Maclean Shipyard, Mahone Bay. Within the collection are drawings by Howard Chapelle, William J. Roue, Ebenezer Moseley and L.B. Jenson. Significant vessels represented include the schooner Bluenose, the research ship CSS Acadia and the icebreaker N.B. Maclean. Additional fishing vessel plans are found at the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, an associated museum.

Vessel Types

Military
Commercial / Cargo
Commercial / Passenger
Commercial / Fishing
Recreation / Pleasure
Sailing
Steam
Diesel
Small Craft
Other Government
Other: Strongest areas are wooden fishing vessels, both sailing and motor; as well as wooden merchant sailing vessels and government work vessels.