Canadian Olympic

1976                                Canadian Olympic                                            

Steel self- unloading Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at St. Catharines ON by Port Weller Dry Docks Ltd., Hull 60
Built in dry dock.  Floated May 24, 1976

730’ LOA, 723’9” LBP, 75’ beam, 46’6” depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 24’, oil-fired diesel engines, 10000 BHP

Enrolled at
724.0 x 75.0 x 43.0, 22887 GT, 16686 NT     Can 348355     to:
Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd., Toronto ON (home port Toronto ON)

Entered service Nov 27, 1976 clearing St. Catharines ON light for Conneaut OH

Management transferred 1993 to Seaway Self-Unloaders, St. Catharines ON, a vessel operation and management joint venture of Algoma Central Railway and ULS Corporation to operate their self-unloading vessels, ULS Corporation, Mgr.

Self-unloader and straight deck management organizations of these firms merged 2000 into a single firm,                 Seaway Marine Transport, St. Catharines ON

Fleet sold 2011 to Algoma Central Corporation, St. Catharines ON and vessel renamed Algoma Olympic

IMO 7432783

In service 2011 for Algoma Central Corp.

 

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