Commissioned by Graeme, to pay tribute to his uncle who flew with the RCAF during WWII.
Built at the Canadian shipyard in Windsor Mills, Quebec, the WF Thundersnow was originally in service with the National Space Service. During a tour of the outer planets, there was a need for a rescue mission under the sea ice of Enceladus. The Thundersnow, being both close by and capable, was put to work - saving the lives of 18 scientists whose facility had lost pressure. The actions of the crew and the ship caught the attention of Gordie Noseworthy, head of the UN X-Oceanographic Institute, and he requested that Thundersnow become an official, and permanent, research vessel of the UN XOI.