MV William Carson
icebreaker
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- MV William Carson
- IMO number
- 5290395
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- icebreaker
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
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- Length overall
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- Beam
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- Year built
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- Builder
- Canadian Vickers
- Registered owner
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- Operator
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Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About MV William Carson
M/V William Carson was a CN Marine passenger/vehicle icebreaker ferry named in honour of Newfoundland colonial politician William Carson. Built by Canadian Vickers Ltd. in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, William Carson measured 351 feet (107 m) in length and displaced 8,300 tons. Primarily a freight/cargo ferry, she had a capacity for 260 passengers and 60 cars which were loaded through a side ramp. Designed for service between Port aux Basques and North Sydney, Nova Scotia by Canadian National Railways, she was commissioned in 1955. One of the largest vessels built in Canada at the time, her large size forced her to use the more spacious harbour at Argentia for her first three years in service while the Port aux Basques harbour was modified to accept her. William Carson was reassigned to the seasonal Labrador coastal service in 1976, operating between Lewisporte and Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is MV William Carson now?
- MV William Carson has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is MV William Carson?
- MV William Carson is a icebreaker.
- Has MV William Carson been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for MV William Carson appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).