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1252:N.B. McLean
1182:Icebreakers
1142:Details of
862:20 December
788:, 3 October
683:USCGC
666:escorted a
659:Breadalbane
581:Quebec City
573:Atlantean I
466:USCGC
216:6,186
176:Honours and
104:Yard number
1711:1959 ships
1700:Categories
1637:Polar Star
1580:Commercial
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1343:John Cabot
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747:References
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531:CCGS
485:East Coast
471:after the
459:CCGS
447:North Pole
330:CCGS
303:icebreaker
256:Propulsion
166:IMO number
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1507:Imnaryuaq
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1385:Earl Grey
1266:C.D. Howe
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977:27 August
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796:Citations
729:in 1995.
727:broken up
714:Terry Fox
706:Nanisivik
685:Polar Sea
561:Northwind
540:Manhattan
468:Northwind
437:In 1962,
332:Terry Fox
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1280:Labrador
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80:Operator
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301:heavy
297:was a
232:Length
178:awards
72:, 1st
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292:CCGS
274:Speed
181:U.S.
136:Refit
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