1970                            Agawa Canyon                                        2010       

Steel self-unloading Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Collingwood ON by Collingwood Shipyards Ltd., Hull 195
Keel laid Jan 28, 1970;  launched Aug 27, 1970
On Sept 1, 1970, four days after her launch, an explosion in her engine room killed one and injured seven others

646’6” LOA, 632’ LBP, 72’ beam, 40’ depth
1 deck, hatches @ 24’, oil-fired diesel engines, 8064 BHP

Enrolled at
635.2 x 72.1 x 39.0, 16290 GT, 11261 NT     Can 331081     to:
Algoma Central Railways, Sault Ste Marie ON (home port Sault Ste. Marie ON)

Entered service Nov 1970

Repowered 1975

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

Sold for scrap 2010 to Turkish shipbreakers.  Cleared Montreal QC Sept 18, 2010 towed by Dutch tug Sirocco.  Tow arrived Aliaga Turkey Oct 17, 2010.

IMO 7028556

 

7001