MV Joseph and Clara Smallwood
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Commissioned: | 1989 |
| Classification: | Lloyd's - 100A1 Ice Class - Northern Baltic 1A Super |
| Home Port: | St. John's, Newfoundland |
| Decommissioned: | Currently active |
| Fate: | Currently active |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 27,614 tons |
| Length: | 179 m |
| Beam: | 25 m |
| Draught: | 6.6 m |
| Propulsion: | 4 MAK, 8-cyl diesel, 28,000 bhp |
| Speed: | 22 knots |
| Safety Equipment: | 348 x 45 life rafts 4 x 9 life boats |
| Capacity: | Passengers, 1200 Automobiles, 370 |
| Complement: | 106 |
| Access: | Ro-Ro bow and stern loading (Bow visor) Two vehicle decks |
| Named After: | Joseph Smallwood and wife Clara 1st Premier of Newfoundland |
The MV Joseph and Clara Smallwood is a Marine Atlantic passenger/vehicle ferry which operates between Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island in eastern Canada.
Named after former Newfoundland and Labrador politician Joseph R. Smallwood and his wife Clara, the MV Joseph and Clara Smallwood, along with her sister ship MV Caribou, is the largest icebreaking ferry in the world.
Entering service in 1989, she was built by MIL Davie Incorporated in Lauzon, Quebec, and is specifically designed for the 280 nautical mile (520 km) seasonal route across the Cabot Strait between North Sydney, NS and Argentia, NL.
A roll-on, roll-off design with a bow visor, the MV Joseph and Clara Smallwood has 2 vehicle decks and 5 decks above, the main passenger deck being Deck 5. She measures 179 metres in overall length and 25 metres in breadth, weighing 27,614 tons. Her capacity includes 1,200 passengers and 370 automobiles or 77 tractor trailers. She has up to 106 crewmembers.
After the MV Joseph and Clara Smallwood replaced the MV Ambrose Shea in 1989, the North Sydney-Argentia crossing was reduced from 18 hours to a 14 hour schedule. During the fall, winter and spring seasons, MV Joseph and Clara Smallwood joins her sister ship MV Caribou, along with MV Leif Ericson on Marine Atlantic's 96 nautical mile (178 km) primary route between North Sydney, NS and Channel-Port aux Basques, NL.
