Bluenose was a fishing and racing
gaff rig schooner built in 1921 in Lunenburg,
Nova Scotia, Canada. A celebrated racing ship and fishing vessel,
Bluenose under the command of
Angus Walters, became a provincial icon for Nova Scotia and an important Canadian symbol in the 1930s, serving as a working vessel until she was wrecked in 1946. Nicknamed the “Queen of the North Atlantic”, she was later commemorated by the
Bluenose one-design sloop (1946) and a
replica,
Bluenose II (1963). The name
Bluenose originated as a nickname for Nova Scotians from as early as the late 18th century