Talk:CCGS C.P. Edwards

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Reference to Scrapping in 1976
The article referenced stating that the vessel was scrapped in 1976 is now found at http://www.maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca/GreatLakes/Documents/Scanner/08/02/default.asp?ID=c003 says only that Kilbear is looking for a buyer and that it might not be worth it to convert the vessel from steam to diesel. The Canada Science and Technology Museum holds the Steam Engine that was taken out in 1976 when Marine transport & Engineering did that conversion in the hopes to make her an arctic supply and research vessel. I have no scrap date as yet. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.195.49.163 (talk) 12:45, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

Reference to Canadian registry being closed in 1979 and ship sold to U.S. buyers
After speaking with a crewmember who worked the ship from 1976-79. He told me the that Marine Transport and Engineering Services owed so much on the ship that the bank siezed her and sold her at auction. He also said there was a lot of interested parties looking to buy the ship and he didn't believe the ship had ever been scrapped. He said Marine Transport and Engineering Services spent around 500K refitting the ship with diesel engines in 76. Why scrap it after such an investment. When I told him the wiki for the ship said it was scrapped in 1976 he had a pretty good laugh having just started working on the ship that year for 3 years. After some searching I found this where it states "Canadian registry closed on September 19, 1979. Sold to new owners in the U.S." nothing about the ship being scrapped only that it was sold to U.S. owners.Dirtysquiryl (talk) 05:36, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

Possible sister ships
Again, after speaking with a crewmember of the C.P. Edwards from 1976-1979. He told me the C.P. Edwards had 2 sister ships called the Blue Cloud and the second called the Mayfair. I haven't found any record for the Mayfair as of yet. He told me she had sunk in the Port of Trinidad around 1977 or 78.Dirtysquiryl (talk) 06:10, 11 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the new source, the information has been incorporated into the article. As for Blue Cloud being a sister ship, maybe, but they were constructed at shipyards for different owners, so we'd need something definitive that states they were sisters. Llammakey (talk)

C.P. Edwards photo album
Trying to find all my dads pictures of his time on the ship and I ended up finding my Grandfathers album. He was one of the 3 owners of Marine Engineering Services Ltd. Once I get access to a scanner I will upload another album with clearer images. Dirtysquiryl (talk) 16:57, 11 August 2021 (UTC)