William Pullen
@saltydogger.bsky.social
Canadian. Retired mariner (MM, CG & RCNR). Ex-Public servant. Leadership nerd. Interested in the Canadian Arctic and the Battle of the Atlantic.
Icebreaker Hull Forms
A look at the underwater hull shape in three of Canada’s icebreakers - the Labrador, John A. MacDonald, and Louis St Laurent.
A look at the underwater hull shape in three of Canada’s icebreakers - the Labrador, John A. MacDonald, and Louis St Laurent.
July 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Icebreaker Hull Forms
A look at the underwater hull shape in three of Canada’s icebreakers - the Labrador, John A. MacDonald, and Louis St Laurent.
A look at the underwater hull shape in three of Canada’s icebreakers - the Labrador, John A. MacDonald, and Louis St Laurent.
CCGS John A. MacDonald in loose pack ice.
January 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
CCGS John A. MacDonald in loose pack ice.
HMCS Labrador westbound in Bellot Strait.
January 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
HMCS Labrador westbound in Bellot Strait.
HMCS Labrador (1954) stopped in ice for oceanographic research in Viscount Melville Sound.
January 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
HMCS Labrador (1954) stopped in ice for oceanographic research in Viscount Melville Sound.
HMCS Labrador (1954) in multi-year ice.
January 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
HMCS Labrador (1954) in multi-year ice.
New-build HMCS Labrador eastbound in the St Lawrence River headed for Halifax. Pilot on board. From a collection by T.A. Irving.
January 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
New-build HMCS Labrador eastbound in the St Lawrence River headed for Halifax. Pilot on board. From a collection by T.A. Irving.
CCGS Louis St. Laurent at full power in brash ice. Photo taken in the early 1970s.
December 27, 2024 at 12:27 AM
CCGS Louis St. Laurent at full power in brash ice. Photo taken in the early 1970s.
HMCS Labrador in heavy weather.
From the collection of LCdr Larry Zbitnew, RCN.
From the collection of LCdr Larry Zbitnew, RCN.
December 15, 2024 at 12:04 AM
HMCS Labrador in heavy weather.
From the collection of LCdr Larry Zbitnew, RCN.
From the collection of LCdr Larry Zbitnew, RCN.
HMCS Labrador in heavy weather.
December 14, 2024 at 10:11 PM
HMCS Labrador in heavy weather.
CCGS D’Iberville working in St Lawrence River ice.
December 6, 2024 at 12:13 AM
CCGS D’Iberville working in St Lawrence River ice.
CCGS John A MacDonald working in first-year ice with ridges and snow cover.
December 5, 2024 at 5:07 PM
CCGS John A MacDonald working in first-year ice with ridges and snow cover.
1849 Departure of the Boat Search for Franklin under Lt. WJS Pullen, off Wainwright Inlet, Alaska. HM Ships Herald & Plover background with yacht Nancy Dawson. Foreground two whaleboats (Lugsails) and two schooner-rigged boats that were sent back as being unsuitable for conditions east of Pt Barrow.
November 30, 2024 at 8:34 PM
1849 Departure of the Boat Search for Franklin under Lt. WJS Pullen, off Wainwright Inlet, Alaska. HM Ships Herald & Plover background with yacht Nancy Dawson. Foreground two whaleboats (Lugsails) and two schooner-rigged boats that were sent back as being unsuitable for conditions east of Pt Barrow.
CCGS Labrador working in first-year ice.
November 29, 2024 at 12:23 PM
CCGS Labrador working in first-year ice.
Royal Navy Whaleboat. From 1849-1851, Lieutenant WJS Pullen used two of this type of boat with 6 crew in each to explore the Arctic coast from Point Barrow east to the Mackenzie Delta, and then further east to Cape Bathurst, looking for signs of the Franklin Expedition. Nothing was found.
November 28, 2024 at 1:40 AM
Royal Navy Whaleboat. From 1849-1851, Lieutenant WJS Pullen used two of this type of boat with 6 crew in each to explore the Arctic coast from Point Barrow east to the Mackenzie Delta, and then further east to Cape Bathurst, looking for signs of the Franklin Expedition. Nothing was found.
CCGS John A MacDonald working in first-year ice.
November 25, 2024 at 6:45 PM
CCGS John A MacDonald working in first-year ice.
CCGS John A. Macdonald’s Starboard Propeller, damaged during operations to support the SS Mangattan on her 1969 transit of the north-west passage.
November 21, 2024 at 8:15 PM
CCGS John A. Macdonald’s Starboard Propeller, damaged during operations to support the SS Mangattan on her 1969 transit of the north-west passage.
1969: CCGS John A Macdonald works to assist the SS Manhattan through heavy ice in Viscount Melville Sound during the tanker’s transit of the north-west passage.
November 21, 2024 at 8:05 PM
1969: CCGS John A Macdonald works to assist the SS Manhattan through heavy ice in Viscount Melville Sound during the tanker’s transit of the north-west passage.
August, 1853. The transport ship Breadalbane sank in 15 minutes after being holed by ice southeast of Beechey Island. The ship’s crew of 21 was rescued by HMS Phoenix. All supplies for the Belcher Expedition were lost. After a painting by Edward A.Inglefield, Captain of HMS Phoenix.
November 21, 2024 at 1:54 PM
August, 1853. The transport ship Breadalbane sank in 15 minutes after being holed by ice southeast of Beechey Island. The ship’s crew of 21 was rescued by HMS Phoenix. All supplies for the Belcher Expedition were lost. After a painting by Edward A.Inglefield, Captain of HMS Phoenix.
HMS Phoenix towing the Transport Ship Breadalbane through ice with supplies for the Belcher Expedition searching for Franklin, in August 1853, after a painting by Edward Augustus Inglefield, Captain of the Phoenix.
November 20, 2024 at 5:58 PM
HMS Phoenix towing the Transport Ship Breadalbane through ice with supplies for the Belcher Expedition searching for Franklin, in August 1853, after a painting by Edward Augustus Inglefield, Captain of the Phoenix.
HMCS Labrador approaching the eastern end of Bellot Strait in August 1957 to make the first deep-draft passage of the strait. Captain T.C. Pullen in command.
Uncharted Magpie Rock in the lower middle. Pogo, the ships’ survey boat, ahead of the Labrador on the mid-left of the photo.
Uncharted Magpie Rock in the lower middle. Pogo, the ships’ survey boat, ahead of the Labrador on the mid-left of the photo.
November 20, 2024 at 5:08 PM
HMCS Labrador approaching the eastern end of Bellot Strait in August 1957 to make the first deep-draft passage of the strait. Captain T.C. Pullen in command.
Uncharted Magpie Rock in the lower middle. Pogo, the ships’ survey boat, ahead of the Labrador on the mid-left of the photo.
Uncharted Magpie Rock in the lower middle. Pogo, the ships’ survey boat, ahead of the Labrador on the mid-left of the photo.
HMS North Star, second winter in Erebus Bay, Beechey Island.
November 20, 2024 at 3:30 AM
HMS North Star, second winter in Erebus Bay, Beechey Island.
A map of Beechey Island and Erebus Bay, from a 1854 survey conducted by WJS Pullen, in command of HMS North Star.
November 19, 2024 at 12:13 PM
A map of Beechey Island and Erebus Bay, from a 1854 survey conducted by WJS Pullen, in command of HMS North Star.
CCGS Louis St Laurent, April 1970, in Pond Inlet during ice navigation trials with the SS Manhattan. The ship is approaching the tanker’s starboard side to ease ice pressure.
November 18, 2024 at 11:50 AM
CCGS Louis St Laurent, April 1970, in Pond Inlet during ice navigation trials with the SS Manhattan. The ship is approaching the tanker’s starboard side to ease ice pressure.
The Relief of HMS Investigator, 1853 by Mark Richard Myers (b.1945). Serving in the ship as 1st Lieutenant is William Henry Haswell, a cousin of Captain WJS Pullen of HMS North Star at Beechey Iskand
November 17, 2024 at 11:09 PM
The Relief of HMS Investigator, 1853 by Mark Richard Myers (b.1945). Serving in the ship as 1st Lieutenant is William Henry Haswell, a cousin of Captain WJS Pullen of HMS North Star at Beechey Iskand
HMS Investigator, Commander Robert McLure in command, beset in ice in Mercy Bay on the north coast of Banks Island circa. 1850-54. From a chromolithograph by Lt Samuel Gurney Cresswell.
November 17, 2024 at 9:26 PM
HMS Investigator, Commander Robert McLure in command, beset in ice in Mercy Bay on the north coast of Banks Island circa. 1850-54. From a chromolithograph by Lt Samuel Gurney Cresswell.