Quebecois (ship)
- for other uses see Quebecois
The Québécois was a lake freighter launched in 1963 by Canadian Vickers Ltd.[1][2][3]
She is a bulk carrier, at 75 feet (23 m) wide and 730 feet (220 m) long, she is built to the maximum dimensions of the St Lawrence Seaway locks.[3] Her capacity is 28,000 tonnes. She normally carries grain, but occasionally carries ore.
Her first owner was the Papachristides Company.[1] The Upper Lakes Shipping Company acquired the vessel in 1972.[3] In 2011 Upper Lakes was acquired by Algoma Central Corporation.
Algoma Central operated the vessel under the name Algoma Quebecois, in 2012, then decided to sell her for scrap, for disassembly in Port Colbourne.[4]
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[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Quebecois arrives carrying 900,000 bushels of wheat". Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph. 1962-05-02. p. 8. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
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"Made to fit". Professional Mariner. 2004-10. Retrieved 2011-12-16. Check date values in:
|date=(help) mirror - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "The Quebecois". Michigan exposures. 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2011-12-16. mirror
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Skip Gillham (2013-11-21). "End nears for former 'Santa Claus ship'". Niagara This Week. Archived from the original on 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
When Upper Lakes sold their fleet in 2011, this ship joined the Algoma Central Corp. It was renamed Algoma Quebecois for its final season of 2012. The ship tied up at Hamilton in December 2012, towed to Toronto on June 12, 2013, and left there on Nov. 19 for its final voyage. It is shown about to enter Lock 1 on Nov. 20.
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Gillham, Skip (December 7, 2012). "Algoma Quebecois still going strong in its 50th year". niagarathisweek.com. Retrieved 16 June 2013. Check date values in:
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George Wharton. "Algoma Quebecois -- (Quebecois 1963 - 2012)". Boatnerd. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
In early 2012, Algoma formally changed the vessel's name to Algoma Quebecois with Transport Canada's registration being changed accordingly.
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