Le Pélican II French War Ship 1992 Rare Lapel Pin Canada Quebec Montreal L001668

DESCRIPTION

COLLECTIBLES : Lapel Pin.

BRAND : Ballou Reg'd ( B.A. Ballou Company - Rhode Island - USA )

WEIGHT : 4 Gr.

CONDITION : Pre-owned. New. Great condition.

*** BE ADVISED ! The pictures shown for this specific listing are generics, although they represent a similar product that you will receive as we have some quantity.

A bit of history...

In 1987, a boat went under construction in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada. For five years, children in Félix-Antoine-Savard’s school, tourists crossing the bridge Leclerc and walkers in downtown admire the appearance of a famous replica: the Pelican, a French warship piloted by Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville, who was the commander in the victorious Battle of Hudson's Bay of 1697 against three English ships. Completed in 1992 at a cost of $15 million it has been named Pelican II. The boat left La Malbaie in 1992, without its masts. It was an unforgettable moment to see this great wooden boat in the middle of the Malbaie River, following the path of the Saint-Lawrence River.

The boat remained two summers in the Old Port of Montreal, opened to the public as a museum ship. The McCord Stewart Museum foundation has been involved in the replica project.

In 1994, a Louisiana company purchased Pelican II and placed it in the port of New Orleans, until 2002. It was given to the Fort Butler Foundation thereafter. The city of Donaldsonville acquired the ship from the foundation after paying $50,000 in port charges; the plan was to utilize the ship as a visitor attraction.

Pelican II sank in the Mississippi River, in November 2002. In 2004, she was refloated and moved near downtown Donaldsonville. In March of that year, she was struck by a tugboat and sank a second time. The city decided not to pay the cost of raising the ship.

In January 2008, Pelican II was struck by the tugboat Senator Stennis, which poured 30 gallons of diesel oil into the Mississippi River. The fuel leakage from the tugboat forced the closure of the river to boat traffic. City officials decided to leave the Pelican replica at the bottom of the river. ***

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