| History | |
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| Name: | Nuliajuk |
| Builder: | Glovertown Shipyard, Glovertown, NL |
| Cost: | $3.2 million [1] |
| Christened: | 11 July 2011 [2] |
| Maiden voyage: | 15 July 2011 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage: | 121 GT |
| Length: | 19.5 m (64 ft 0 in) [3] |
| Speed: | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Capacity: | 10 (maximum) |
| Crew: | 4 [4] |
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