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1319:Western Canada Shipyards Limited
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95:Government of Canada
87:Port Weller, Ontario
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147:Thunder Bay
136:Great Lakes
128:icebreakers
124:car ferries
69:during the
67:Great Lakes
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969:43°12′58″N
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658:References
651:Athabaskan
649:HMCS
639:CCGS
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481:) - tanker
450:The Inland
445:- dredgers
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399:Blue River
392:Blue Cross
370:Loadmaster
239:Windsolite
206:CCGS
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462:Milverton
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302:Handy Boy
290:Wellandoc
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428:Governor
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