Fifty years ago, Royal Mail Ship "Nascopie" ended a life full of adventure on an unmarked reef in Hudson s Strait. Launched by the Hudson s Bay Company in 1911, her main mission was to supply the Company s far-flung posts in Canada s North. Alone and without any of today s navigation and communications equipment, she battled ice and icebergs, fog, storms, and uncharted waters to delivery everything the posts needed to survive and trade. Few ships played such a prolonged role in developing Canada s North and maintaining her presence there. "Nascopie" was a strong ship sailed by strong men. She played a historic role for Canada and this is her story.