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.jpg) Norisle at the Manitowaning Heritage Complex
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| History | |
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 Canada | |
| Name | Norisle |
| Owner | Owen Sound Transportation Company |
| Port of registry | Owen Sound |
| Builder | Collingwood Shipbuilding, Collingwood |
| In service | September 1946 |
| Out of service | 1974 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped February 2024 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Car and passenger ferry |
| Tonnage | 1,668 GRT, 1,360 NRT |
| Length | 215 ft 8 in (65.74 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m) |
| Draft | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Depth | 12 ft 7 in (3.84 m) |
| Installed power | 1,000 hp (746 kW) |
| Propulsion | 1 × triple expansion steam engine |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Capacity | 200 passengers and up to 50 vehicles |
SS Norisle was a Canadian steam-powered automobile ferry that operated between Tobermory and South-Baymouth Manitoulin Island alongside her sister ships, the MS Norgoma and the MS Normac, owned by the Owen Sound Transportation Company Limited.
The name Norisle is derived from "Nor", a contraction of the Northern Region of Lake Huron, and "Isle", referring to Manitoulin Island.
Norisle no longer operates as a museum. This is mainly due to the ship's age which had raised safety concerns. According to locals in the area the museum was closed in 2008, and taken to Port Colborne, Ontario for scrapping in Fall, 2023.
- ^ "S.S. Norisle Information". Friends of the Norisle. Retrieved 16 December 2012.