Alexander Henry Icebreaker

Alexander Henry Icebreaker The Alexander Henry is part of the Lakehead Transportation Museum Society

The Alexander Henry Icebreaker, buoy tender, lighthouse supply ship, has arrived from Kingston and coming soon, be ready to provide; guided tours, group programs and entertainment.

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Pool 6, Sleeping Giant Way, Prince Arthur's Landing, Marina Park
Thunder Bay, ON

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+18073555277

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Henry is Home

After 33 years, the Alexander Henry is coming home to Thunder Bay. It will open at the Pool Six Cruise Ship dock in late spring 2018 for the public.

CCGS Alexander Henry is a former Canadian Coast Guard Icebreaker, buoy tending, Lighthouse Supply Ship that served on the Great Lakes from 1959 to 1984. In 1986, the vessel was handed over to the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes in Kingston, Ontario for preservation as a museum ship.

The vessel was constructed by Port Arthur Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. at their yard in Port Arthur, Ontario and launched on July 18, 1958. The icebreaker entered service in July 1959, with the Department of Transport’s Marine Service as CGS Alexander Henry using the prefix “Canadian Government Ship”. CCGS Alexander Henry served her entire coast guard career on the Great Lakes, stationed on Lake Superior.

After her decommissioning in 1984 efforts were made to bring the Henry to Thunder Bay but these efforts were not success and she was acquired by the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes in Kingston, Ontario. We are proud to announce that after $250,000 was raised in Thunder Bay, the Alexander Henry has now made its way home, and will be open in 2018 to the public.