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Ontario Northland Ferry Service
M.S. Chi-Cheemaun


Photo: Chi-Cheemaun

The Chi-Cheemaun ("the Big Canoe" in Ojibwe) is operated by the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission.


Dimensions

   Official Number...........346838
   Builders..................Collingwood Shipyard Canada
   Construction Commenced....January 1974
   Navigation Commenced......September 10, 1974
   Length Overall............365 feet (111.3 meters)
   Length between
     perpendiculars..........346 feet (101.8 meters)
   Breadth Molded............62 feet  ( 18.6 meters)
   Depth Molded 
     to Upper Deck...........39 feet  ( 6.4 meters)
   Draft Forward.............11.6 feet ( 3.53 meters)
   Draft Aft.................12.6 feet ( 3.97 meters)
   Gross Tonnage.............6990
   Net Tonnage...............4821
   Fuel Consumption
      per Sailing............1600 litres
   Speed.....................16 1/4 knots
   Diesels (2)...............16 cyclinder Ruston 
   Horsepower................3520 each; total 7,040 HP available
   Engine Speed..............700 revolutions/minute
   Shaft Speed...............210 revolutions/minute
   Propellor.................Variable Pitch
   Passengers................638
   Standard North American
      Automobiles............140

Owen Sound Transportation Company, Ltd.
343 8th Street East
Owen Sound, Ontario N4K 1L3

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