Niagara Queen II
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][4]
| 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] |
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
- "Niagara Queen II". STX Marine. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
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"Frozen Niagara Falls". CHCH News. 2018-01-05. Archived from the original on 2018-01-06. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
And dealing with all of that ice is a job only an ice breaker can handle. The "Niagara Queen" can be found on the Niagara River, breaking up ice and pushing it over the falls.
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Paul Baswick (August 2011). "OPG Ice Breaker heads to Port Maitland". Dunnville Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. 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. ... The Niagara Queen II, Ontario Power Generation's ice breaker, will be spending the next few months at Powell's Shipyard as it receives its mandatory four-year service and inspection.
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D. McMillan (1993). "Design, construction, and operation of Niagara River icebreakers". Marine Technology. pp. 101–104. Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. 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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