page_title: HMCS Reo II
section_title: Design
hierarchical_section_title: HMCS Reo II / Design
caption_attribution_description: US Coast Guard 75 foot patrol boat CG-100
context_page_description: HMCS Reo II was a former rum-running vessel turned military vessel from Meteghan, Nova Scotia. Built in 1931, the ship was used for rum running for five years until Prohibition ended, and was turned into a coastal freighter. She was commissioned during World War II by the Royal Canadian Navy as an auxiliary minesweeper. Declared surplus in 1945, she was sold off in 1946. Reo II ended up in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia under the care of the Lunenburg Marine Museum Society. In 1984 Reo II was deemed unfit for repair, and was scuttled off Halifax in 1985.
context_section_description: Reo II was designed specifically with rum running in mind. The ship was built with a low silhouette and was painted grey in order to avoid detection from the US and Canadian Coast Guard. The ship was 96.1 ft (29.3 m) long, and could hold 129 tonnes of cargo.
caption: CG-100, a typical patrol boat used during prohibition
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