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Isle Royale National Park
Ranger III Statistics
Ranger III in dry dock
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Ranger III in dry dock
 
Length 165'
Beam 34'
Depth 15' 1"
Draft 10' 6.5"
Load Displacement 835 short tons
Crew 6 to 9
Passenger Capacity 128
Cargo Capacities 100 tons dry
7,500 gallons of oil

750 cubic feet of
refrigerated and freezer
Main Engines 2 Caterpillar 3508 B;
850 BHP @ 1200 RPM
Propellers 2 Bird-Johnson Controllable
Pitch, 76" Diameter
Bow Thruster 250 HP/Hydraulic
36" diameter fixed pitch
Power Generators 2 Caterpillar 3304,
55KW each
Crane 3.1 Ton Hydraulic @
30-foot boom
View of the Greenstone Ridge Trail in the fall from the Ojibway Fire Tower.  

Did You Know?
The Greenstone Ridge, which forms the backbone of Isle Royale, is thought by many geologist to be a portion of the largest lava flow on earth.

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Last Updated: July 30, 2006 at 19:05 EST