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D'Iberville Icebreaker Named for Canadian Hero
Canada names the 5,678 ton icebreaker d'Iberville after the explorer Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville. The vessel, designed for Arctic duty, carries 75 crew, 50 passengers, 400 tons cargo, two Bell helicopters, flight deck, extensive medical facilities, and double radar navigation gear for year round northern service.
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Hudson's Bay
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Louisiana
France
d'Iberville
Canada
Northland
Arctic
Seaboard
N. B. McLean
C D. Howe
Montcalm
Edward Cornwallis
Bell