Ship Details
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Registry #1	192908 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1942	Niangua	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1942	Place	Waterways	Area	AB	Country	USA

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	39.4' x 11.2' x 5.6'
Builder	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	Measurement (metric)	12.01m x 3.41m x 1.74m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	21.23	Type 1	Tug
Registered Tonnage	14.44	Type 2
Engine	100hp diesel engine (1942)	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower	Repowered with a 115bhp engine	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1942 she was owned by the US Army. In 1946 she was owned by Eldorado Mining & Refining Co. In 1953-2011 she was owned by Northern Transportation Co. Ltd., Edmonton AB.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	2011-12-02

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
In 1946 this vessel was employed on Great Bear Lake to transport freight and personnel between its uranium mine at Port Radium and airstrip at Sawmill Bay. In 1953-1962 this vessel was employed as a yarding tug at Hay River shipyards.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping
Last update
2019-05-27 00:00:00
Record Creator
John M. MacFarlane
Record Updater

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