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Georges Alexandre Lebel

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Registry #1 369371 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# 7401021 MMSI# 316005786 VRN#
 
Name 1 1975 Incan St. Laurent Name 6
Name 2 1977 Georges Alexandre Lebel Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1975 Place North Vancouver Area BC Country Canada
 
Designer (nk) Measurement (imp) 372' x 66' x 24
Builder Burrard Drydock Co. Ltd. Measurement (metric) 113.81m x 20.12m x 7.1m
Hull Steel Displacement
Gross Tonnage 7907.86 Type 1 Ferry, railcar
Registered Tonnage 4575.26 Type 2 Ferry, Truck
Engine 5700bhp T/S diesel engine (1975) Engine Manufacture (nk)
Repower Propulsion Twin Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters
 
Owner(s)
In 1975 she was owned by Incan Marine Ltd. In 1978-2024 she was owned by Compagnie de Gestion Matane Inc., Matane QC Canada.
 
Fate Afloat in 2024 Date 0000-00-00
 
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Anecdotes
On January 31, 1978, the Georges-Alexandre-Lebel train-ferry made its first crossing between Matane and Baie-Comeau with a capacity of 26 50-foot railcars. Pete Kovanda states "The vessel started service as Georges Alexandre Lebel in January 1978, moving railcars between Matane and Baie-Comeau, Quebec. It remains in this service to this day."
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; https://sopor.ca/en/about/campany-history/;
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