Spotted moored in Toronto, the tugboat Radium Yellowknife has an interesting history according to Wikipedia.
Built in a Southern Canada shipyard, she was dismantled and transported by rail to Vancouver for re-assembly. Basically, she was delivered as a great big boat kit! An interesting train to model too.
The Radium name is because she and her sisters worked out of Port Radium where they hauled, among other things, uranium for Manhatten Project.
At 40 metres in length, she's massive compared to most UK tugboats, but on the great lakes, you need something large for those long loads.
More photos of Radium Yellowknife at work.
Tracking details.
There are, of course, British examples of prefabricated boats being transported by rail, the Windermere steamers for example.
ReplyDeleteCrikey those barges are huge. They remind me of the ones I got from the boat show!
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