Built: 1986
Shipbuilder: Port Weller Drydock, Ontario
Estimated cost: $18 million
Call sign: V.O.J.K.
Ferry Route: Labrador Coastal
Port of Registry: St. John's, Newfoundland
Length: 72 meters
Breadth: 15.6 meters
Draft: 4.25 meters
Gross Tonnage: 2340 tonnes
Service Speed: 14 knots
Passengers: 131
Crew: 21
Autos: None
Cargo: 230 tonnes
Interesting Facts:
Named for the Scottish Built Newfoundland coastal steamer Northern Ranger, which rendered three decades of good service to northern Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Labrador Coastal service was transferred to the Newfoundland provincial government in 1997.
