The Mathilda Desgagnes often carried cargo to Arctic bases
The Mathilda Desgagnes was the name of a cargo vessel built to supply bases in the Canadian Arctic for Canada Steamship Lines.[1][2]
She was built in 1959 as the MV Eskimo, a name she sailed under for 20 years.
She was refitted in 1979, and sailed under the name Mathilda Desgagnes, continuing to serve the Canadian Arctic, until 2006.