Jodrey, Roy A.

1965                                            Roy A. Jodrey                            1974

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Collingwood ON by Collingwood Shipyards Ltd., Hull 186
Keel laid Feb 11, 1965;  launched Sept 9, 1965

640’6” LOA, 620’ LBP, 72’ beam, 40’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 24’, oil-fired diesel engines, 6664 BHP

Enrolled at
623.2 x 72.2 x 38.5, 16154 GT, 11133 NT     Can 318689     to:
Algoma Central & Hudson ay Railway Co., Sault Ste. Marie ON (home port Sault Ste. Marie ON)

Entered service Nov 11, 1965 clearing Collingwood ON light for Calcite MI

Transferred 1970 to Algoma Steamships Ltd. 

Struck Pullman Shoal near Alexandria Bay, St. Lawrence River and sank.  No lives lost.  Upbound with iron ore for Detroit MI.  Sank in 200 feet of water.

IMO 6522622

See history in Great Lakes Ships We Remember p. 232

 

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