Algoma Quebecois

Algoma Québécois moored at the Toronto portlands in June 2013.
History
NameQuebecois
Owner
  • Canadian General Electric Company (1963–1965)
  • Papachristidis Co Ltd (1965–1972)
  • Jackes Sg Ltd (1972–1975)
  • Upper Lakes Sg Ltd (1975–2012)
  • Algoma Central (2012–2013)
Port of registry
BuilderCanadian Vickers Ltd., Montreal
Laid downJune 1962
Launched10 November 1962
Completed24 April 1963
RenamedAlgoma Quebecois (2012)
Identification
FateScrapped at Port Colborne, Ontario 21 November 2013
General characteristics
TypeLake freighter
Tonnage
Length
  • 222.5 m (730 ft 0 in) oa
  • 215.7 m (707 ft 8 in) pp
Beam23.0 m (75 ft 6 in)
Propulsion1 × 9,896 shp (7,379 kW) steam turbine, single screw
Speed16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)

Quebecois was a lake freighter that served the Great Lakes, operating between ports in the United States and Canada. The vessel was launched in 1962 by Canadian Vickers Ltd of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Used to carry grain and ore, Quebecois was built to the maximum dimensions allowed on the Saint Lawrence Seaway. The vessel entered service in 1963 and in 2012, the ship's named was altered to Algoma Quebecois. The ship was broken up for scrap at Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada in 2013.

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