Ship Details
Pelican Rapids Photo Credit: Dirk Septer

 

Registry #1	175564 (Canada)	Registry #2		Registry #3
IMO#	5273353	MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1947	Pelican Rapids	Name 6
Name 2			Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1947	Place	Edmonton	Area	AB	Country	Canada

 

Designer	(nk)	Measurement (imp)	98.2' x 28.2' x 5.5'
Builder	Standard Iron Works Ltd.	Measurement (metric)	29.9m x 8.6m x 1.7m
Hull	Steel	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	163.49	Type 1	Tug
Registered Tonnage	116.52	Type 2
Engine	3-750hp 4-cylinder engines (1947)	Engine Manufacture	General Motors Corporation, Detroit MI USA
Repower	Repowered with 2-16 cylinder engines by General Motors Corporation, Detroit MI.	Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #		Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1947-1958 she was owned by Hudson's Bay Co., London UK. In 1961-2013 she was owned by Northern Transportation Co. Ltd., Edmonton AB.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	0000-00-00

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
This vessel was carried overland through the portage from Fort Fitzgerald to Fort Smith to serve the lower Mackenzie River region.

 

References
Canada List of Shipping; Dirk Septer (http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1573713)
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