Algosoo
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Algosoo was the name of several vessels built by Algoma Central.[1] The second Algosoo, commissioned in late 1974, was the last lake freighter built in the traditional design, where the bridge topped a superstructure right in the ship's bows, and a second superstructure topped her engines, right in the stern.
In 1986 there was a serious fire on the Algosoo, which caused $16 million damage.[2]
She was scrapped, in Port Colborne, in 2016.[1] The Algoma Sault, completed in China, in 2018, has been described as the third vessel named after Sault Sainte Marie.[3]
References
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Blake Kishler. "Algosoo". Boatnerd. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
The Algosoo and her slightly newer fleetmate Algolake are considered almost sister ships with their hull designs and machinery being very similar; the main difference being the Algolake having been built with all accommodations and wheelhouse aft. The Algosoo was the last traditional styled laker (straight-decker or self-unloader) built on the Great Lakes.
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James Herbert (2014-04-10). "Milestone year for Port Colborne Volunteer Fire Company: Company marks 75 years of community service". Niagara This Week. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
A fire in early 1986 on the Algosoo, a ship moored in the canal south of the lock, caused an estimated $16 million in damage and forced firefighters to remain at the scene for two days before it was under control.
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"The Sault gets a boat named after it: Algoma Central takes possession of Chinese-built freighter170". Northern Ontario Business. 2018-02-12. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
St. Catharines-based Algoma Central Corporation announced Feb. 5 that it has taken delivery of the Algoma Sault, the second seaway-max Equinox Class self-unloading bulk carrier from Yangzijiang Shipyard in China.