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
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Niagara Queen II". STX Marine. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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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