What is this mystery ship in Halifax Harbour?
Not far from the Macdonald Bridge in Halifax Harbour, a piece of maritime history is built into the Dartmouth shoreline.
It was once known as the SS Daisy, built in 1912 as a trawler for the British navy. The rusting ship has been sitting in the harbour for decades, dating back to when it was a common practice to use old ships as infill to extend the shoreline out into the water.
After the First World War, the Daisy was bought by the government of Newfoundland, according to research by Halifax marine blogger Mac Mackay. She became a de facto police boat, and enforced prohibition on the open seas by chasing down rum runners off St. John's.
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