Created in 1962 as a successor to the civilian Canadian Government Fleets that had existed since Confederation, the Coast Guard has included a wide variety of ships and smaller craft from large icebreakers to small patrol vessels and rescue lifeboats as well as hovercraft and helicopters. All are described and illustrated in this volume. The authors, Charles Maginley, Bernard Collin and Ron Barrie, have all served in the Coast Guard and have contributed to other books about Canada's nautical heritage.