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The M/V "O.K. Service VIII" was a wooden auxillary schooner built in 1944 by S.B. Company Limited in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. The hull was 75% sheathed with 1.25" greenheart. She was 124" long; 23-8"wide, and 149 deep gross tonnage. She had a 320 horse-powered lister generator with a 32 volt system.
The vessel was registered in Saint John, New Brunswick and owned by Himmelman Supply Company. The ship transported Rum and explosives, such as; dynamite, forcite, thermalite, capsules, and fuses. She travelled throughout Eastern Canadian waters, to Newfoundland, Labrador, the St. Lawrence River, Nova Scotia,and New England. In addition, it made over thirty voyages to the West Indies, Central and South America. The vessel was put up for sale in 1958, with the asking price of $80,000.00.