14 September 2014
Lock 2 - Carlton St. Bridge - St Catharines
The Carlton St. Bridge wouldn't open and there was quite a delay while it was being repaired.
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| The beautiful Algoma Montrealais was fully raised and waiting to leave Lock 2. |
Manager: Algoma Central Corporation
Registry: Toronto / Canada
Builder: Canadian Vickers Ltd, 1962, Hull 278
Type: Great Lakes Gearless Bulk Carrier
Principal Particulars
LOA 222.50 m 730'- 0"
Beam (mld) 22.86 m 75'- 0"
Depth (mld) 11.94 m 39'- 2"
In 1962, when the Montrealais was launched, she was the largest Canadian freighter on the Great Lakes. Quote from shipspotting.com: " She will be towed to Aliaga Turkey and scrapped late this year (2014). She is the last steamship sailing on the Great Lakes under the Canadian flag." And if this is true, and she is to be scrapped...tugboathunter says it best: Strange to Think I’ll Miss Them All
And some beautiful photos of her on the same website: tugboathunter. Montrealais
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