 For this reason, "Litke" was uniquely classified as an "ice-cutter" () or "icebreaking steamship" (), rather than a true icebreaker.Albert Grey, the ninth Governor General of Canada, paid his first visit to the Hudson Bay area in 1910, returning home in a luxuriously-appointed suite on board an icebreaker bearing his name, CGS "Earl Grey".Grey was interested in the construction of a coastal railroad, establishing new seaports (including Port Nelson) and charting the waters of Hudson Bay.