Niagara Queen II
| History | |
|---|---|
| Operator | Ontario Hydro |
| Builder | Hike Metals & Shipbuilding Limited, Wheatley, Ontario, Canada[1] |
| Yard number | 815413[1] |
| Commissioned | 1992[1] |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Icebreaker |
| Displacement | 85 tonnes (93.70 short tons)[1] |
| Length | 26.8 metres (88 ft)[1] |
| Beam | 5.5 metres (18 ft)[1] |
| Draft | 1.9 metres (6.2 ft)[1] |
| Depth | 2.9 metres (9.5 ft)[1] |
| Installed power | 1,280 kilowatts (1,720 shp)[1] |
| Speed | 110 kn (19 km/h)[1] |
| Crew | 6[1] |
The Niagara Queen II is a small icebreaker that Ontario Power Generation uses to keep the inlet ports open at their plant on the Niagara River at Niagara Falls.[2][3]
Niagara Queen II is a shallow draft river vessel designed by OPG and STX Marine. She replaced the Niagara Queen, a modified tugboat icebreaker operated by Ontario Hydro and now with OPG.
See also
- William H. Latham (icebreaker) - a similar (but larger) vessel used by the New York Power Authority.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Niagara Queen II". STX Marine. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
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Paul Baswick (August 2011). "OPG Ice Breaker heads to Port Maitland". Dunnville Chronicle. Retrieved 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.
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D. McMillan (1993). "Design, construction, and operation of Niagara River icebreakers". Marine Technology. pp. 101–104. Retrieved 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
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