Yankcanuck 2

1963                                    Yankcanuck     2                                 

Steel crane-equipped Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River bulk freighter

Built at Collingwood ON by Collingwood Shipyards Ltd., Hull 178
Keel laid Sept 20, 1962;  launched Jan 8, 1963
Hull ice-strengthened for operation in the Arctic.

324’3” LOA, 301’ LBP, 49’ beam, 26’ depth
1 deck, oil-fired diesel engine, 1860 BHP

Enrolled at
306.4 x 49.1 x 23.5, 3280 GT, 1898 NT     Can 318683     to:
Yankcanuck Steamships Ltd., Sault Ste. Marie ON (home port Sault Ste Marie ON)

Entered service April 1963

Sold 1971 to Algoma Steel Corporation, Sault Ste. Marie ON

Sold 1991 to Purvis Marine Ltd., Sault Ste. Marie ON

Operated some seasons on the Great Lakes and others in coastal service and Arctic service.

Laid up 2008 at Sault Ste. Marie ON

IMO 5409811

Laid up at Sault Ste. Marie ON

 

6308

 

 

 

 

 

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