Algosteel (ship, 1966)

Algosteel is a bulk carrier currently owned an operated by Algoma Central.^[1] She was built in 1966 in the traditional lake freighter two superstructure design, with her bridge and officer quarters on a superstructure in her bows. Originally, her holds needed to be unloaded by shore facilities. Her first owner was the Labrador Steamship Company, who commissioned her as the A.S. Glossbrenner. She was then mainly employed carrying iron ore from Labrador and from the Gulf of St Lawrence to US steel-making ports, on the great lakes. Her return cargos would be grain.

In 1971 she was sold to Algoma Central.^[1] In 1987 she was renamed Algogulf. In 1990 Algoma Central renamed her Algosteel, after a refit where she was equipped with a large boom and internal conveyor belts and elevators, so she could unload her cargo without relying on shore facilities.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 George Wharton. "Great Lakes Fleet Page Vessel Feature -- Algosteel". boatnerd. Archived from the original on 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2016-03-12. In 1971, the A.S. Glossbrenner was sold to Algoma Central Corp., Sault Ste. Marie, ON and was renamed Algogulf(1) in 1987. The Algogulf was converted to a self-unloading bulk carrier in 1990. March 21, 1990 saw this new self-unloader renamed Algosteel(2). The Algosteel's self-unloading equipment consists of a two belt gravity system with 2 loop belt elevators feeding a 250 foot discharge boom that can rotate 90 degrees to port or starboard. It has a designed discharge rate of up to 5440 tons per hour.

External links

[BoatnerdAlgoSteel-1] 1.0 ^1.1 George Wharton. "Great Lakes Fleet Page Vessel Feature -- Algosteel". boatnerd. Archived from the original on 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2016-03-12. In 1971, the A.S. Glossbrenner was sold to Algoma Central Corp., Sault Ste. Marie, ON and was renamed Algogulf(1) in 1987. The Algogulf was converted to a self-unloading bulk carrier in 1990. March 21, 1990 saw this new self-unloader renamed Algosteel(2). The Algosteel's self-unloading equipment consists of a two belt gravity system with 2 loop belt elevators feeding a 250 foot discharge boom that can rotate 90 degrees to port or starboard. It has a designed discharge rate of up to 5440 tons per hour.

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