Pilot II

The Pilot II in Owen Sound
The Pilot II being shipped by rail to Waterways Alberta.

The Pilot II was a buoy tender operated by Canada's Ministry of Transport on Great Slave Lake and the rest of the Mackenzie River system, in the Northwest Territories.[1][2]

The Pilot II draft was only 42 inches, and her twin propellers were enclosed in tunnels.[1] She was built in the Russel Brothers shipyard in Owen Sound, Ontario, then disassembled so she could be shipped by rail to Waterways, Alberta, a riverport on the Clearwater River. Her parts were shipped by barge to Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, where they were portaged around the extensive rapids there, so she could be reassembled and launched on the lower Slave River.

She was rebuilt in 1970, when her length was extended by 14 feet.[1] By 1971 the vessel's ownership had been transferred to Arctic Offshore, but continued to be chartered to perform her usual duties.[3]

Her crew of four live aboard during the short northern shipping season, where their accommodation includes a "full galley", and a "jacketed heater" for domestic hot water.[1]

specifications[1]
constructed1947
rebuilt1971
draft42 inches (1.1 m)
length in 194756.5 feet (17.2 m)
length in 197170 feet (21 m)
gross tonnage in 194751 gross tons
gross tonnage in 197168 gross tons
beam15 feet (4.6 m)
power260 horsepower
complement4
cargo capacity10 tons

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Pilot II". Russel Brothers. 1947. Archived from the original on 2012-12-02.
  2. ↑ Gerry A. Ouderkirk; Robert B. Farrow; Steve Briggs. "Russel Vessel Listing". Archived from the original on 2012-12-02.
  3. ↑ "Pacific Region 1971 report". Department of the Environment. 1971. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-12-02.
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