The Abegweit is a ferry to the Canadian Canadian National Railway , which was put into service the 1,947th The ship remained in service until 1982 and has served as the floating clubhouse of the Columbia Yacht Club in the port of Chicago since 1983 .
history
The Abegweit was built under construction number 144 at Marine Industries Ltd. in Sorel-Tracy and was launched on September 21, 1946. After the takeover by the Canadian National Railways in June 1947, the ship began ferry operations between Cape Tormentine and Borden .
In 1981, the Abegweit was named Abby , as a new ferry called Abegweit was put into service the following year , which should replace it in service. In October 1982 the ship completed its last crossing and was laid up in Picton .
In March 1983, the Abby was sold to the Columbia Yacht Club in Chicago, where it arrived in April of that year and has since served as a floating clubhouse in the marina. After the second Abegweit was taken out of service , the ship was given its original name back in June 1997.
