St. Roch

:This article is about the ship. For information on the French Saint see Roch

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The St. Roch is a Royal Canadian Mounted Police schooner. She is made primarily of thick Douglas-fir, with very hard Australian Eucalyptus "iron bark" on the outside, and an interior hull reinforced with heavy beams to withstand ice pressure during her Arctic duties. Her length is 31.78 metres (104.25 feet).

Related Topics:
Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Schooner - Douglas-fir - Australia - Eucalyptus - Arctic

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