The following specifications are for the Training Ship (TS) Playfair built for Toronto Brigantine Inc. as a sail training vessel. She was commissioned by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1974, and remains the only Canadian ship to be commissioned by a reigning monarch.

• Designer: Francis A. MacLachlan
• 1973 Built by Canada Dredge and Dock Co., Kingston, Ontario, Canada
• Length Overall: 22m (72')
• Length Waterline: 14m (45')
• Beam: 4.5m (15')
• Freeboard: 1.3m (4.3')
• Draft: 2.5m (8')
• Registered Tonnage: 32.98 tons
• Displacement: 50 tons
• Sail Area: Over 250m2 (2,600 sq. ft.)
• Hull Speed: 8.2 knots (15.3 km/hr or 9.4 mi/hr)
• Cruising Speed (under sail): 4-8 knots (7.5-14.9 km/hr or 4.6-9.2 mi/hr)
• Cruising Speed (under power): 7 knots (13.1 km/hr or 8.1 mi/hr)
• Main engine: Detroit Diesel 3-71, 81 kW (110 hp) at 1800 rpm
• Crew: 10
• Trainees: 18