Radium King

The Radium King was built in 1937 to haul ore on the Mackenzie River, and her tributaries.This included uranium used in the US atom bombs of World War II. Later in her active career she hauled barges on Great Slave Lake. Northern Transportation added additional vessels to her fleet, many of which, like the and Radium Yellowknife also bore the prefix "Radium", and the line was known locally as the "Radium Line". In 1956 the Radium King survived the explosion of mining supplies on a barge she was towing.

Radium King

The Radium King was built in 1937 to haul ore on the Mackenzie River, and her tributaries.This included uranium used in the US atom bombs of World War II. Later in her active career she hauled barges on Great Slave Lake. Northern Transportation added additional vessels to her fleet, many of which, like the and Radium Yellowknife also bore the prefix "Radium", and the line was known locally as the "Radium Line". In 1956 the Radium King survived the explosion of mining supplies on a barge she was towing.