STV Pathfinder

STV Pathfinder

STV Pathfinder
History
Canada
Builder	Kingston Shipyards, Kingston
Laid down	10 November 1962
General characteristics
Tonnage	31.36 GRT
Displacement	50 tons
Length	22 m (72 ft) LOA 14 m (46 ft) WL 20 m (66 ft) on deck
Beam	4.5 m (15 ft)
Draft	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Installed power	110 kW (150 hp)
Propulsion	sail Volvo Penta TAMD41-H
Sail plan	brigantine 250 m^2 (2,700 sq ft)
Speed	8.2 kn (15.2 km/h; 9.4 mph) hull speed 4–8 kn (7.4–14.8 km/h; 4.6–9.2 mph) (sail) 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) (powered)
Complement	28

STV Pathfinder is a traditionally rigged brigantine formerly operated by Toronto Brigantine Inc., a sail training organization based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 1963-2017. Pathfinder, along with her sister ship TS Playfair (still in operation), operated a youth sail training program during the summer holidays. This program is one of the very few sail training programs where all of the crew except for the captain are teens (13–19 years old).^[1]

Specifications

Designer	Francis A. MacLachlan
Hull	Welded steel (1/4" hull plating, 1/2" keel plating, frames every 2)
Freeboard	1.3 m (4.3')
Ballast	12 tons
Foremast height	16 m (52')
Mainmast height	16.5 m (54')
Sails	Jiptop, Jib, Foresail, Forecourse, Foretopsail, 2 Forecourse Studding Sails, 2 Foretopsail Studding Sails, Fisherman Staysail, Main Staysail, Mainsail, Main Gaff Topsail, Spritsail
Water tank	1200 litre (300 US gal)
Waste tank	800 litre (200 US gal)
Fuel tank	1800 litre (450 US gal)

History

Pathfinder's Keel Ceremony, 10 November 1962

Pathfinder was built for the organization Toronto Brigantine Inc. (T.B.I.) from November 10, 1962, through 1963. She was constructed on the same plans of another sail training vessel based in Kingston named St. Lawrence II. Although hull and for the most part rig are almost identical, the interior of the two boats differs greatly. From construction until 2017 Pathfinder served as a sail training ship. The three sister ships sailed to New York City in 1976 to participate in the Tall Ships gathering of sail for the Bicentennial celebration. Pathfinder's last major re-fit was in 1994 when she was out of service for a year whilst the interior, exterior, all systems, machinery and rig of the vessel was completely re-furbished. The ship was retired from Toronto Brigantine's fleet and sold to a private buyer in 2018. She has since been returned to service alongside TS Playfair and from her home port of Hamilton Ontario.

Interior Layout

Pathfinder is divided into six watertight compartments from fore to aft the: forepeak (general bosun stores, anchor chain bins); petty officer's mess (sleeping space for 4 petty officers); seamen's mess (sleeping and living space for up to 18 trainees, also includes the galley); engine room (area for engine, generator and batteries); wardroom (sleeping and living space for 6 wardroom officers, also includes the captain's cabin, a separate but not watertight compartment)and the afterpeak (mooring line and fender storage and steering gear)

References

1. Sail Tall Ships! A Directory of Sail Training and Adventure at Sea. American Sail Training Association (ASTA). 2007. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-9799878-0-9.