Vessels in the Welland Canal

Wednesday, 24 September 2014

Floragracht (Foreign Vessel) - Heavy Lift - General Cargo

23 September 2014

Floragracht, upbound, north of Lock 3 and in Lock 3 - St Catharines

Looking down the canal from Lock 3 - the Floragracht is still on the other side of the Garden City Skyway and the Queenston St Bridge is still down.

Floragracht coming through the raised Queenston St Bridge

Waiting against the wall for the Pacific Huron to exit Lock 3

Heading for Lock 3 - gates are open

Arriving at Lock 3

Floragracht in Lock 3 (looking down on the deck)

These two containers look small on the ship deck.

Floragracht in Lock 3 (the lock gate is still open behind her)

Floragracht is fully raised in Lock 3

Built: 2011

Owner: Spliethoff's Bevrachtingskantoor BV, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Flag: Netherlands

Home Port: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Principal Particulars

Length (overall): 447' 10" - 136.5m

Beam: 62' 0" - 18.9m

Depth: 38' 3" - 11.65m

Spliethoff: Floragracht

Spliethoff: Floragracht christening

Shipfax article (Shipping News from Halifax): Floragracht

Puffin (Foreign Vessel) - Bulk Carrier

23 September 2014

Puffin, upbound, north of Queenston St Bridge & Garden City Skyway,

to Lock 3 St Catharines

Built: 2003

Flag: JAMAICA

Home port: MONTEGO BAY

Owner: Harren & Partner Schiffahrts, Bremen, Germany

Chartered by:Canfornav Inc., Montreal, QC

Principal Particulars

Length (overall) 199.9m 655'10"

Beam 23.7m 77'9"

Depth15.3m 50'2"

Harren & Partner: Puffin

Tuesday, 23 September 2014

Algomarine - Self Unloading Bulk Carrier

23 September 2014

Algomarine, upbound from Lock 3 toward Lock 2 - St Catharines

Algomarine in Lock 3 waiting to be lowered

Algomarine leaving Lock 3

(Photos below are taken from the Queenston St Bridge )

Algomarine just leaving Lock 3 heading for the Queenston St Bridge. The vehicle guard on the bridge is still up.

Approaching the raised Queenston St. Bridge

Passing through the Queenston St. Bridge

Algomarine about to pass beneath the Garden City Skyway (QEW)

Manager: Algoma Central Corporation

Registry: Sault Ste. Marie / Canada

Builder: Davie Shipbuilding Ltd, 1968, Hull 665 (see below)

Type: Great Lakes Self Unloading Bulk Carrier

Principal Particulars

LOA 222.50 m 730'- 0"

LBP 216.18 m 709'- 3"

Beam (mld) 22.86 m 75'- 0"

Depth (mld) 12.09 m 39'- 8"

The Davie shipyard was founded in 1825 by Allison Davie. The company was established on the south shore of the St Lawrence River across from Quebec City in Lauzon, Quebec.

Algoma Central Corporation: Algomarine

Boatnerd: Algomarine

Steamship William G. Mather Martime Museum - Cleveland

20 September 2014

This post is a departure from the Welland Canal...to the Steamship William G. Mather Maritime Museum, an exhibit at the Great Lakes Science Center.in Cleveland, Ohio. The Great Lakes Historical Society has beautifully preserved and maintained her.

According to a plaque beside the ship:

Steamship William G. Mather

The Ship That Built Cleveland.

Built in 1925, the 618 foot bulk carrier was the flagship of Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. The ship is named for William Gwinn Mather, founder and president of the company for more than 40 years. With a combined capacity of 14, 000 tons, the steamship carried iron ore, coal, limestone and grain between Cleveland and Duluth, Minnesota before being retired in 1980.

The William G. Mather has claim to a few first aboard Great Lakes steamships.

The first radar system

The first bow thruster

The first engine room computer