New Vessels for Ice Navigation in Canada

Describes the Northumberland Strait train ferry Abegweit owned by the Canadian government and operated by Canadian National Railways; the Hudson's Bay Company vessels Rupertsland, intended for use in the Eastern Arctic, and an as yet unnamed Western Arctic vessel; and a new Canadian government...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: North America, Arctic Institute of
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1948
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Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67056
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Summary:Describes the Northumberland Strait train ferry Abegweit owned by the Canadian government and operated by Canadian National Railways; the Hudson's Bay Company vessels Rupertsland, intended for use in the Eastern Arctic, and an as yet unnamed Western Arctic vessel; and a new Canadian government vessel for the Eastern Arctic Patrol, also as yet unnamed.