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