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CCGS ''Sir Humphrey Gilbert'' was a Canadian Coast Guard Medium Icebreaker and now a privately owned Arctic icebreaker ''Polar Prince''.〔(Polar Prince – Icebreaker – Arctic Info )〕 Built in 1959 at the Davie Shipyards in Levis, QC, the medium icebreaker served with the Department of Transport Marine Service and then the Canadian Coast Guard until 1986.〔 Sold to private interest in Newfoundland, the ship sat idle after 2001 and was resold in 2009 to GTX Technology Canada Limited and renamed ''Polar Prince''. Rebuilt, the icebreaker is now plying the waters of the Arctic Ocean. ==Explorer Icebreakers== The ship is one of series of Arctic icebreakers named for explorers: * CCGS Pierre Radisson – named for French explorer Pierre Radisson * CCGS Henry Larsen – named for Canadian Arctic explorer Henry Larsen * CCGS Des Groseilliers – named for French explorer Médard des Groseilliers * CCGS Amundsen – named for Nowregian polar explorer Roald Amundsen 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「CCGS Sir Humphrey Gilbert」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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