Ship Details |
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Clearwater (I)Photo Credit: Unknown |
Registry #1 | 176217 (Canada) | Registry #2 | Registry #3 | ||
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IMO# | 5154985 | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1943 | Clearwater (I) | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | 1979c | Horn River | Name 7 | ||
Name 3 | Name 8 | ||||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1943 | Place | Leavenworth | Area | KS | Country | USA |
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Designer | George Askew | Measurement (imp) | 80.2' x 19.8' x 4.8' |
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Builder | Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Works Ltd. | Measurement (metric) | 24.45m x 6.04m x 1.46m |
Hull | Steel | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | 107.65 | Type 1 | Tug, pusher |
Registered Tonnage | 73.2 | Type 2 | |
Engine | 260hp engine (1943) | Engine Manufacture | (nk) |
Repower | Repowered with 2-226bhp diesel engines (2004c) | Propulsion | Twin Screw |
Rebuilds | In 1957 she was rebuilt | Call Sign | |
Pendant # | Masters | Captain Ken Holden (1956); |
Owner(s) |
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In 1943-1945 she was owned by the United States Army. In 1956-2016 she was owned by Northern Transportation Co. Ltd., Edmonton AB. In 2017-2020 she was owned by the Department of Public Works and Services, Commissioner of the NWT, Yellowknife NT. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 2020-02-19 |
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Named Features | |
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Significance of Name |
Anecdotes |
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As a tug operating barges on the Mackenzie River this vessel was renamed as Horn River. In August 1956 this vessel sank in Lake Athabasca. this vessel was salvaged and put back into service. The crew of eight were lost in the incident. The lost crew members: were the master, Ken (Tiny) Holden 32, Vancouver. The Mate - Ruben Marsh, 52, Selkirk, Manitoba. The Chief Engineer - H. Lee, 28, Vancouver. The Second engineer - Herbol, 24, Vancouver. A Deckhand - Byron Hjorleifsson’s, 17, Riverton, Manitoba. A Deckhand - B. Mosur, 18, Long Branch, Ontario. A Deckhand - J. Anderson, Waterways, Alberta. The Cook - W. Chapman, 59, Edmonton AB. |
References |
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Canada List of Shipping |
Last update |
2022-08-03 00:00:00 |
Record Creator |
John M. MacFarlane |
Record Updater |
John M. MacFarlane (2022); |