William James Roué
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William James Roué was a naval architect famous for his design of the fishing schooner Bluenose, which sailed to victory in the Halifax Herald International Fisherman's competition in 1921, 1922, 1923
Roue 20 races, Armdale Yacht Club, Nova Scotia, 2022
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Armdale Yacht Club
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The Armdale Yacht Club is a yacht club located on Melville Island, at the head of Halifax Harbour's Northwest Arm in Nova Scotia, Canada. The Club was founded in 1937 and was established at its curren
William James Roué
…in 1921, 1922, 1923, 1931 and 1938, and held the record for the largest catch of fish ever brought into Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. History Roue 20 races, Armdale Yacht Club, Nova Scotia, 2022 Roue 20 Roué was born in the South End of Halifax, Nova Scotia. As an adolescent, Roué made and sailed 1.5-metre (4 ft 11 in) model…
Armdale Yacht Club
Melville Island Plaque, Armdale Yacht Club, Halifax, Nova Scotia
The 320 Americans from the frigate Chesapeake were imprisoned at Melville Island (1813). Image of HMS Shannon leading the capture of USS Chesapeake
Melville Island namesake, abolitionist Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville (1804)