The Algoma Quebecois

The next ship is a repeat visitor to Michigan Exposures.  Except that the last time she visited with us, she wasn't wearing Algoma colors and her name was only one word.

 As I mentioned in the linked post, she was purchased by the Algoma Central Corporation last year and she was renamed the Algoma Quebecois.  So she basically got to keep her name.  Her she is rounding Belle Isle.  As I said, if I would have gone to the other end of Belle Isle, I would have caught her passing American Courage.  Oh well.

 They painted over the Quebecois on her pilothouse.  However it looks like she is mostly sporting the same paint as last time.  They added the bear though.

 Here she is getting a little closer.

 I probably say this too much on this blog, but I like the look of the classic lake freighters.

 A closeup of her but she is kind of obscured by the buildings behind her.

 My favorite shot.  It was actually a pretty nice day for photographs.  You can see the nice blue of the Detroit River in this shot.

 A close up of her bow.

 And her pilothouse.

 Her stack was also painted to the Algoma colors.

 In case you forgot her name.

 Her mast.

 Some of her cargo hatches.

 A shot of her pilothouse as she moves on.

And one last shot.

The Quebecois

My last ship of the evening and another ship making her first appearance on this blog is the Quebecois.
She was built by Canadian Vickers Ltd. in Montreal for the Papachristidis Company of Montreal in 1963. She is equipped with a bow thruster and is powered by a steam turbine.

She is 730 feet long and 75 feet wide. Her cargo capacity is a little under 28,000 tons.

In 1972, she was sold to the Upper Lakes Shipping Company of Toronto but she managed to keep her name. She mostly carries grain but occasionally carries iron ore.

Earlier this year, the Upper Lakes Company was sold to Algoma. She will be renamed the Algoma Quebecois.

I actually kind of like her lines. She has the classic lines of a lake freighter.

You can especially see that in this shot.

A sort of stern shot.

Here she is heading towards the Ambassador Bridge and Lake Eire.