Sailing yachtCanada flagIMO 5071561

Empire Sandy

Restricted manoeuvrability in Billy Bishop Toronto City Apt/Toronto.

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Length61 m

Beam9.0 m

Draught—

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This is Empire Sandy

Empire Sandy is a three-masted schooner providing chartered tall ship tours from Toronto, Canada. She was built in 1943 as an Englishman/Larch Deep Sea-class tugboat for World War II service by the British government.

Tugboat history

Built in England in 1943 as a deep sea tugboat, she was tasked with Royal Navy work and salvaging merchant ships damaged in the Battle of the Atlantic and other naval engagements during the Second World War. She served in the North Atlantic Ocean from Iceland to Sierra Leone, the Mediterranean Sea, the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal during the conflict. Empire Sandy's Second World War 'Official Log-Books' documented all her wartime voyages including the complete particulars of the crew, names, addresses, ages, next of kin etc. The oldest was the Master, E Thomas, 63, and the youngest the Cabin Boy, Kenneth Lewis 15. She met a storm while towing, with rescue tug HM Hesperia, AFD24 (Admiralty Floating Dock No.

Recently at sea

At 61 metres, she ranks #271 among the 2,393 yachts tracked by Yacht Tracker. She has not put to sea in the past 30 days. Yacht Tracker has been following her position since October 18, 2026.

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