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History
NameBluenose
Namesakeschooner Bluenose
OwnerMinister of Transport
Operator
  • Canadian National Railways (1956–1977)
  • CN Marine (1977–1982)
Port of registryYarmouth
RouteGulf of Maine
BuilderDavie Shipbuilding, Lauzon
Laid downJuly 1954
Launched25 May 1955
Christened1955
Completed1955
Maiden voyage1956
Out of service16 October 1982
RenamedMarine Bluenose (1983)
Identification
  • Call sign: ?
  • IMO number: 5046853
  • MMSI number: 5046853
Fate
  • Sold ca. 1983 to Electric Boat Company, Groton
  • Scrapped ca. 2000, Tuxpan, Mexico
General characteristics
Typeferry
Tonnage6,419 GT, 1,094 DWT
Length346 ft (105 m)
Beam65 ft (20 m)
Draught17 ft (5.2 m)
Propulsion6 Fairbanks-Morse 38 8-1/8 diesel electric engines, 12,000 bhp (8,900 kW)
Speed18.5 kn (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph)
Capacity615 passengers, 150 automobiles, 18 semi-trailers
Crew96

MV Bluenose was a Canadian passenger and motor vehicle ferry operated by Canadian National Railways and later CN Marine from 1955 to 1982. She sailed between Bar Harbor, Maine and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The vessel was named after the famed Grand Banks fishing and racing schooner Bluenose.

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