Algoma Quebecois
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Québécois is a lake freighter launched in 1963 by Canadian Vickers Ltd.[1][2][3] She is a bulk carrier, at 75 ft (22.86 m) wide and 730 ft (222.5 m) long, she is built to the maximum dimensions of the St Lawrence Seaway locks. Her capacity is 28,000 tonnes. She normally carries grain, but occasionally carries ore.
Her first owner was the Papachristides Company.[3] The Upper Lakes Shipping Company acquired the vessel in 1972.[2] In 2011 Upper Lakes was acquired by Algoma Central Corporation.[4] The vessel has been renamed Algoma Quebecois.[5]
References
- ↑ Made to fit, Professional Mariner, 2004-10. Retrieved on 2011-12-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Quebecois, Michigan exposures, 2011-05-19. Retrieved on 2011-12-16.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Quebecois arrives carrying 900,000 bushels of wheat, Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, 1962-05-02, p. 8. Retrieved on 2011-12-16.
- ↑ Gillham, Skip (December 7, 2012). Algoma Quebecois still going strong in its 50th year. niagarathisweek.com. Retrieved on 16 June 2013.
- ↑ George Wharton. Algoma Quebecois -- (Quebecois 1963 - 2012), Boatnerd. Retrieved on 2013-06-21. “In early 2012, Algoma formally changed the vessel's name to Algoma Quebecois with Transport Canada's registration being changed accordingly.”