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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Last modified: December 10, 1996
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