Algocape

Originally launched as the Richelieu (3) for Canada Steamship Lines on Nov. 25, 1966; this vessel was built by Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon, PQ. At the time, the Richelieu was designated as the flagship of the CSL fleet sailing for the first time April 4, 1967 from Quebec City to Pointe Noire, PQ in ballast to load ore for Hamilton, ON. This standard Seaway-sized bulk carrier was powered by a Sulzer 6RD76 6-cylinder 9,470 installed horsepower diesel engine. She is equipped with a bow thruster. With 17 hatches feeding six holds, this straight-decker can carry 26,100 tons at maximum Seaway draft of 26 feet and is capable of carrying 29,950 tons at her maximum mid-summer draft of 29 feet 1/2 inch.

Fate
With extensive work being required to pass her next 5-year survey, she was sold for scrap and her Canadian registry closed on June 12, 2012. With her name shortened to GOC for her last voyage, stack markings painted over and a homeport of Freetown (Sierra Leone) lettered on the stern, the Algocape was pulled from Montreal on August 15 by the deep sea tug VB Artico with Ecosse on the stern, as far as Les Escoumins, bound for Aliaga Turkey. The old Richelieu was beached there on August 22, and subsequently broken up.