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USED Towboat Alcan

Sternwheel Towboat/Ferry:

Built as a wooden towboat/ferry on the Peace River, Alberta, Canada, date unknown

Launched, date unknown

Christened, commissioned and placed in service in 1942 as USED Towboat/Ferry Alcan

Assigned to the U.S. Corps of Engineers Alaska

She was in service on the Peace River to support the US Army Engineers construction on the Alaska Highway for construction of Peace River Bridge

Retired from US Army service in 1945

1954-1961 she was owned by the Northern Transportation Co., Edmonton, AB., reflagged Canada

Current Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 51 t.
Length 65.5'
Beam 18'
Hull Depth unknown
Draft 4'
Vertical Clearance unknown
Speed unknown
Crew unknown
Generators unknown
Bunker Capacity unknown

Propulsion

single 135hp diesel engine

sternwheel

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
303033001 A9056	32k	USED Towboat/Ferry Alcan, Taylor Flat Ferry, 1943. Alberta Archives A9056, A9054, A9055 (Stuart McRae)
303033002 A9054	35k
303033003 A9055	28k
303033004	302k	USED Towboat/Ferry Alcan, Taylor Flat Ferry, 1943. Peace River History BC/Alberta (Gale McLean)	John Spivey
303033005	367k
303033006	230k

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