{"product_id":"9780919614703-rms-nascopie-ship-of-the-north","title":"R.M.S. Nascopie","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShip of the North\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe untold story of the Royal Mail Ship Nascopie and the adventurous life she had before coming to grief on an unmarked reef in Hudsons Strait half a century ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifty years ago, Royal Mail Ship \u003cem\u003eNascopie\u003c\/em\u003e ended a life full of adventure on an unmarked reef in Hudson's Strait. Launched by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1911, her main mission was to supply the Company's far-flung posts in Canada's North. Alone and without any of today's navigation and communications equipment, she battled ice and icebergs, fog, storms, and uncharted waters to delivery everything the posts needed to survive and trade.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFew ships played such a prolonged role in developing Canada's North and maintaining her presence there. \u003cem\u003eNascopie\u003c\/em\u003e was a strong ship sailed by strong men. She played a historic role for Canada and this is her story. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55706251460982,"sku":"9780919614703","price":16.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_34641391_f749ca26-7390-4eda-aec0-b1006e63bdfa.jpg?v=1749043583","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780919614703-rms-nascopie-ship-of-the-north","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}