CCGS Captain Molly Kool
December 28, 2018 10:39 AM Subscribe
Canada has taken command of the icebreaker CCGS Captain Molly Kool, named after Captain Myrtle "Molly" Kool. In 1939, "she became the first woman in North America to become a deep sea Captain, and only the second woman in the world to obtain that title. She sent a telegram home saying "Call me Captain from now on." Born in New Brunswick, Kool lived out her life in Maine, where she died in 2009.
"Bienvenue sur NGCC Captain Molly Kool...
When you break ice, you put it in 'sport.'"
"Bienvenue sur NGCC Captain Molly Kool...
When you break ice, you put it in 'sport.'"
Excellent. Definitely a good name for a ship made to push through obstacles.
posted by rmd1023 at 11:34 AM on December 28, 2018 [3 favorites]
posted by rmd1023 at 11:34 AM on December 28, 2018 [3 favorites]
I visited a celebratory monument in her birthplace of Alma, NB; photo here.
posted by seanmpuckett at 12:10 PM on December 28, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by seanmpuckett at 12:10 PM on December 28, 2018 [1 favorite]
My late father sailed for the Canadian Coast Guard until he finally came ashore at 79 years of age after an injury, and even then, the Coast Guard asked him if he would take the CCGS Hudson out one more time once he recovered. He was also proud to be a feminist and would have crawled over broken glass to be the first in line to be the chief engineer of the Captain Molly Kool.
Thanks for this, mandolin conspiracy.
posted by angiep at 12:24 PM on December 28, 2018 [6 favorites]
Thanks for this, mandolin conspiracy.
posted by angiep at 12:24 PM on December 28, 2018 [6 favorites]
That's amazing, angiep. Thanks for sharing that story.
About 10 seconds after posting this, "That's Captain Kool, to you" popped into my head as the right title for the post. Dangit.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 2:18 PM on December 28, 2018 [1 favorite]
About 10 seconds after posting this, "That's Captain Kool, to you" popped into my head as the right title for the post. Dangit.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 2:18 PM on December 28, 2018 [1 favorite]
That's cool.
Sometimes captains are addressed as so-and-so, captain shipname, so someone gets to be called Captain Captain Molly Kool.
posted by rodlymight at 2:40 PM on December 28, 2018 [1 favorite]
Sometimes captains are addressed as so-and-so, captain shipname, so someone gets to be called Captain Captain Molly Kool.
posted by rodlymight at 2:40 PM on December 28, 2018 [1 favorite]
Speaking Captain Captain Molly Kool!
Here's Catherine Lacombe, Commanding Officer talking about it.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 3:15 PM on December 28, 2018 [3 favorites]
Here's Catherine Lacombe, Commanding Officer talking about it.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 3:15 PM on December 28, 2018 [3 favorites]
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