Empire Sandy information

	Empire Sandy
History
Name	Empire Sandy (1942–48); Ashford (1948–52); Chris M (1953–79); Empire Sandy (since 1979);
Owner	Ministry of War Transport (1942–45); Admiralty (1945–53); Great Lakes Paper Co (1953–79); Nautical Adventures Ltd (since 1979);
Operator	Overseas Towage & Salvage Co Ltd (1942–48); Risdon Beasley Ltd (1948–53); Great Lakes Paper Co (1953–79); Nautical Adventures Ltd (since 1979);
Port of registry	Newcastle upon Tyne (1942–48); Southampton (1948–53); Ft William/Pt Arthur (1953–65); Ft William/Pt Arthur (1965–70); Thunder Bay (since 1970);
Builder	Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay on Tyne
Yard number	66
Launched	22 December 1942
Completed	14 July 1943
Maiden voyage	Iceland 30 July 1943
Reclassified	1982
Identification	UK Official Number 169167 (1942–53); Code letters MQTO (1942–48); ; IMO number: 5071561;
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Deep sea tugboat (1942–82); Schooner (since 1982);
Tonnage	485 GRT (1942–82); 338 GT (since 1982);
Displacement	740 tons (schooner)
Length	135 ft (41.15 m) (tug); 203 ft (61.87 m) (schooner);
Beam	30 ft 1 in (9.17 m)
Height	116 ft (35 m) (schooner)
Draught	15 ft 2 in (4.62 m)
Propulsion	1 triple expansion steam engine (1942–82); Sails, auxiliary diesel engine (since 1982);
Sail plan	Schooner (since 1982), Topsail schooner (since 2008)
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h) maximum under sail
Capacity	275 passengers (since 1982)
Crew	25 (since 1982)
Armament	Anti-aircraft 1943–1945; 2 × bronze cannons (1990);

Empire Sandy is a three-masted schooner providing chartered tall ship tours from Toronto, Canada. She was built in 1943 as an Englishman/Larch Deep Sea-class tugboat for World War II service by the British government.^[4] After the end of World War II she was repeatedly sold, renamed Ashford and then Chris M, before being substantially enlarged in a conversion to a schooner and reverting to her original name.

^ On 15 February 1965 Canada adopted a new flag.
^ In 1970, the cities of Fort William and Port Arthur, and some townships, were merged to form the new City of Thunder Bay.
^ Measured by onboard GPS while on passage New York to Bermuda running before Hurricane Mitch Nov 1998
^ Mitchell and Sawyer (1990) p. 304

[1] On 15 February 1965 Canada adopted a new flag.

[2] In 1970, the cities of Fort William and Port Arthur, and some townships, were merged to form the new City of Thunder Bay.

[3] Measured by onboard GPS while on passage New York to Bermuda running before Hurricane Mitch Nov 1998

[Mitchell1990_p304-4] Mitchell and Sawyer (1990) p. 304

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History
Empire Sandy
Name	Empire Sandy (1942–48) Ashford (1948–52) Chris M (1953–79) Empire Sandy (since 1979)
Owner	Ministry of War Transport (1942–45) Admiralty (1945–53) Great Lakes Paper Co (1953–79) Nautical Adventures Ltd (since 1979)
Operator	Overseas Towage & Salvage Co Ltd (1942–48) Risdon Beasley Ltd (1948–53) Great Lakes Paper Co (1953–79) Nautical Adventures Ltd (since 1979)
Port of registry	Newcastle upon Tyne (1942–48) Southampton (1948–53) Ft William/Pt Arthur (1953–65) Ft William/Pt Arthur (1965–70)^[1] Thunder Bay (since 1970)^[2]
Builder	Clelands (Successors) Ltd, Willington Quay on Tyne
Yard number	66
Launched	22 December 1942
Completed	14 July 1943
Maiden voyage	Iceland 30 July 1943
Reclassified	1982
Identification	UK Official Number 169167 (1942–53) Code letters MQTO (1942–48) IMO number: 5071561
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Deep sea tugboat (1942–82) Schooner (since 1982)
Tonnage	485 GRT (1942–82) 338 GT (since 1982)
Displacement	740 tons (schooner)
Length	135 ft (41.15 m) (tug) 203 ft (61.87 m) (schooner)
Beam	30 ft 1 in (9.17 m)
Height	116 ft (35 m) (schooner)
Draught	15 ft 2 in (4.62 m)
Propulsion	1 triple expansion steam engine (1942–82) Sails, auxiliary diesel engine (since 1982)
Sail plan	Schooner (since 1982), Topsail schooner (since 2008)
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h) maximum under sail^[3]
Capacity	275 passengers (since 1982)
Crew	25 (since 1982)
Armament	Anti-aircraft 1943–1945 2 × bronze cannons (1990)