Acquired by Canada in 1902 Gulnare was refitted and used for tidal and current survey work on the East Coast and the lower Saint Lawrence River. As one of the ships in the Canadian Hydrographic Survey, she was transferred from the Department of Marine and Fisheries to the Department of Naval Service when the latter was created in 1910. In 1912 she was transferred from survey work to duties as a tender and relief lightship in the lower Saint Lawrence River.
Gulnare, acquired by Canada in 1902, was refitted and employed for tidal and current surveys on the East Coast and the lower Saint Lawrence River. As a vessel within the Canadian Hydrographic Survey, she was transferred from the Department of Marine and Fisheries to the Department of Naval Service when the latter was established in 1910. In 1912, she transitioned from surveying duties to serving as a tender and relief lightship in the lower Saint Lawrence River.