Port Nelson dredge
 Port Nelson aground following a storm, c. 1925 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Canada | |
| Name | Port Nelson |
| Operator | Department of Railways and Canals |
| Ordered | 1913 |
| Builder | Polson Iron Works, Toronto |
| Completed | March 1914 |
| Fate | Wrecked during a storm, November 1924 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Suction dredger |
| Tonnage | 1,200 tonnes (1,200 long tons; 1,300 short tons) |
| Length | 180 feet (55 m) |
| Beam | 43 feet (13 m) |
| Draught | 6 feet (1.8 m) |
| Crew | 35 |
Port Nelson was a dredger that served from 1914 to 1924 at Port Nelson, Manitoba Canada.
History
In 1913 Canada's Department of Railways and Canals commissioned the Polson Ironworks, in Toronto, Ontario to build a large suction dredger to help construct what was to be the first port on North America's Arctic Ocean coast—to be named the Port Nelson.[1] She was completed in March, 1914, and towed to Hudson's Bay, arriving in September 1914, where she promptly ran aground.[2] A 1924 storm tossed her onto the artificial island she helped create, where her wreck remains today.[3]
She carried a crew of 35, and was 180 feet (55 m) long, had beam of 43 feet (13 m), a draft of 6 feet (1.8 m), and displaced 1200 tonnes.[2]
See also
References
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"Port Nelson dredge". Retrieved 2017-01-14.
She was thought to be the most powerful dredge in the world when she was towed into Port Nelson in September 1913.
- ^ a b "Dredging harbors on the Hudson's Bay route". Popular Mechanics. 1914. p. 378. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
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"Historic Sites of Manitoba: Port Nelson Bridge and Island (Hudson Bay, Northern Manitoba)". Manitoba history. 2016-12-31. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
The 180-foot harbour dredge Port Nelson lies abandoned on the artificial island, where it was deposited during a storm in late 1924.