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The '''Niagara Queen II''' is a small icebreaker that [[Ontario Hydro]] uses to keep the inlet ports open at their plant on the [[Niagara River]] at [[Niagara Falls]].<ref name=DunnvilleChronicle2011-08/><ref name=BostonGlobe1963/><ref name=NiagaraFrontier/><ref name=inist1993/> The vessel displaces just 65 tons. | The '''Niagara Queen II''' is a small icebreaker that [[Ontario Hydro]] uses to keep the inlet ports open at their plant on the [[Niagara River]] at [[Niagara Falls]].<ref name=DunnvilleChronicle2011-08/><ref name=BostonGlobe1963/><ref name=NiagaraFrontier/><ref name=inist1993/> The vessel displaces just 65 tons. | ||
She was manufactureed by [[Hike Metal Products|Hike Metals & Shipbuilding Limited]], of [[Wheatley, Ontario]], Canada.<ref name=StxMarine/> | |||
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Revision as of 04:16, 4 August 2022
The Niagara Queen II is a small icebreaker that Ontario Hydro uses to keep the inlet ports open at their plant on the Niagara River at Niagara Falls.[1][2][3][4] The vessel displaces just 65 tons.
She was manufactureed by Hike Metals & Shipbuilding Limited, of Wheatley, Ontario, Canada.[5]
Specifications
| Length | 26.8 m (87.93 ft) |
| Breadth | 5.5 m (18.04 ft) |
| Depth | 2.9 m (9.51 ft) |
| Draft | 1.9 m (6.23 ft) |
| Speed | 10 knots |
| Displacement | 85 Tonnes |
| Endurance | 7 Days |
| Power | 1,280 kilowatts |
| Complement | 6 |
References
- ↑ Paul Baswick. OPG Ice Breaker heads to Port Maitland, Dunnville Chronicle, 2011-08. Retrieved on 2011-09-05. “The ship operates some 300 yards above the crest of the falls, keeping OPG's power station water intakes free from large sheets of ice.”
- ↑ (1963-01-18). "Crane to Rescue Of Ice Breaker Caught in Ice Jam". Boston Globe. Retrieved on 2011-09-05.
- ↑ Niagara: Life and death on the river, Niagara Frontier, 1966-04-24. Retrieved on 2011-09-05. “In order to rescue the icebreaker and it's crew, a twelve passenger Sikorski helicopter was brought in to drop a lifeline to the stranded boat.”
- ↑ D. McMillan. Design, construction, and operation of Niagara River icebreakers, Marine Technology, 1993, p. 101-104. Retrieved on 2011-09-05. “Results of maneuvering trials and model tests are given, along with a comparison between hull forms of the two vessels-Ontario Hydro's Niagara Queen II and the William H. Latham, operated by the New York Power Authority”
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Niagara Queen II, STX Marine. Retrieved on 2011-09-05. mirror