Ship Details

Liard River (II)

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Photo Credit: Alberta Archives A3144

 
 
Registry #1 150795 (Canada) Registry #2 Registry #3
IMO# MMSI# VRN#
 
Name 1 1923 Liard River (II) Name 6
Name 2 Name 7
Name 3 Name 8
Name 4 Name 9
Name 5 Name 10
 
Year Built 1923 Place Fort McMurray Area AB Country Canada
 
Designer Georjge Askew Measurement (imp) 60.0' x 12.6' x 4.4'
Builder Askew, George F. Measurement (metric) 15.6m x 4.7m x 1.8m
Hull Wood Displacement
Gross Tonnage 35.97 Type 1 Schooner, trading (northern)
Registered Tonnage 25.46 Type 2 Passenger Vessel
Engine Gasoline engine (1923) Engine Manufacture Vivian Engine Works, Vancouver BC
Repower Repowered in 1942 with a 90bhp engine by Ruston Lister engines; Propulsion Screw
Rebuilds Call Sign
Pendant  # Masters Captain J.W. Mills (1923); Captain L.L. Budreau (1941);
 
Owner(s)
In 1923-1950 she was owned by Hudson's Bay Co., Winnipeg MB Canada. In 1950-1962 she was owned by McInnes Products Corp. Ltd., Edmonton AB Canada. In 1962-1967 she was owned by Arctic circle cruises Ltd. In 1967-1977 she was owned by Rudolph Steiner, Hay River NWT.
 
Fate Registry closed Date 1977-06-28
 
Named Features
Significance of Name
 
Anecdotes
This vessel was built in Vancouver BC. This vessel was shipped by rail to the Mackenzie River and launched.
 
References
Canada List of Shipping; Harbour & Shipping (Progress Publishing Co. Ltd.) Vol. 12 (1929); http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_t11865/160?r=0&s=5 ; https://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/ships_histories/pdf/liard-river-ii.pdf ;
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