Overview
About this vessel
ANNE S. PIERCE was originally launched in 1982 at the Lunenburg Shipyard in Nova Scotia as a North Atlantic scallop dragger for the Clearwater Fish Company. Built for the demands of commercial fishing, she was later repurposed as a research and training vessel for Memorial University in Newfoundland. From 2019 to 2021, she underwent a complete remanufacture at Glovertown Shipyard in Newfoundland, converting her into a modern 500+ ton expedition yacht with a service-driven design.
Her structure remains her greatest strength. The North American steel hull and 14-foot draft provide durability well beyond typical yacht standards. To counterbalance the addition of a new 20,000-pound pilothouse, 350,000 pounds of concrete were poured into the hull, restoring her original displacement and stability. All major systems were either replaced with new North American components or fully rebuilt during the refit. A deliberate choice was made to install individual mini-split induction heat pumps instead of a central climate system, ensuring ease of replacement and servicing anywhere in the world.
