The ship was constructed by Canadian Vickers at their shipyard in Montreal, Quebec with the yard number 279.
  The second Canadian government ship named for John Graves Simcoe, the first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, the ship entered service in November 1962.
The vessel was registered in Ottawa, Ontario, but was homeported at Prescott, Ontario in the Central Region for use on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway.

Simcoe underwent modernisation in 1988.
Remaining operational for 45 years, Simcoe was decommissioned and renamed 2007-01 in 2008.
The vessel was sold in June 2008 to Sheridan Platinum Group Ltd, of Ontario.
The ship was constructed by Canadian Vickers at their shipyard in Montreal, Quebec with the yard number 279.   The second Canadian government ship named for John Graves Simcoe, the first Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada, the ship entered service in November 1962. The vessel was registered in Ottawa, Ontario, but was homeported at Prescott, Ontario in the Central Region for use on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway.
Simcoe underwent modernisation in 1988. Remaining operational for 45 years, Simcoe was decommissioned and renamed 2007-01 in 2008. The vessel was sold in June 2008 to Sheridan Platinum Group Ltd, of Ontario.
CCGS Simcoe