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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. | ||
==Specifications== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ specifications<ref name=StxMarine/> | |||
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| Length || {{convert|26.8|m|ft}} | |||
|- | |||
| Breadth || {{convert|5.5|m|ft}} | |||
|- | |||
| Depth || {{convert|2.9|m|ft}} | |||
|- | |||
| Draft || {{convert|1.9|m|ft}} | |||
|- | |||
| Speed|| 10 knots | |||
|- | |||
| Displacement || 85 Tonnes | |||
|- | |||
| Endurance || 7 Days | |||
|- | |||
| Power || 1,280 kilowatts | |||
|- | |||
| Complement || 6 | |||
|} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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<ref name=StxMarine> | |||
{{cite news | |||
| url = http://www.stxmarine.net/lib_niagara.html | |||
| title = Niagara Queen II | |||
| publisher = [[STX Marine]] | |||
| date = | |||
| accessdate = 2011-09-05 | |||
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}} | |||
</ref> | |||
<ref name=DunnvilleChronicle2011-08> | <ref name=DunnvilleChronicle2011-08> | ||
{{cite news | {{cite news | ||
Revision as of 05:10, 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.
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”
- ↑ Niagara Queen II, STX Marine. Retrieved on 2011-09-05.