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Weenusk

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Registry #1 138630 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1921 Weenusk Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1921 Place Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer George F. Askew Measurement (imp) 59.9' x 11.1' x 4.2'
Builder Askew, George F. Measurement (metric) ?m x ?m x ?m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 29 Type 1 Passenger/Freight Vessel
Registered Tonnage 18 Type 2 Tug
Engine 90bhp gasoline engine (1921); Engine Manufacture Wisconsin Motor Corp., Milwaukee WI USA
Repower Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1921-1937 she was owned by the Hudson's Bay Co., London UK.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 0000-00-00
 
Named Features
Significance of Name The Weenusk First Nation is a Cree First Nation in Ontario located on a river close to the shores of Hudson's Bay.
 
Anecdotes
In 1920 this "tunnel boat" design vessel was built in Vancouver and shipped to the Peace River by rail. In 1920-1938 this vessel operated on the Peace River to push freight barges.
 
References
Canada Registry of Shipping; Affleck, Edward L. in BC Historical News Winter 1999/2000; https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/ships_histories/pdf/weenusk-i-1920-1938.pdf; https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=5530764&q_type_1=q&q_1=Ship%20registration%20138630&ecopy=e011446337_332 (website viewed 19/06/2025);
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