ALGOCEN (1968, Bulk Freighter)

Also known as:

VALGOCEN; J.W. SHELLEY; PHOENIX STAR

Year of Build:

1968

Official Number:

325748

Built at:

Collingwood, Ontario, Canada

Vessel Type:

Bulk Freighter

Hull Materials:

Steel

Hull Number:

191

Builder Name:

Collingwood Shipyards

Original Owner:

Algoma Central Railway

Propulsion:

Screw

Engine Type:

4 opposed piston diesels

# Cylinders:

12

Propulsion Notes:

8000hp; engine built by Canadian Locomotive Co., 1968

Length:

702'

Beam:

75'

Depth:

39' 8"

Tonnage (gross):

18,089

Tonnage (net):

13,493

Final Location:

Toledo, Ohio

Date:

2013

How:

Scrapped in Toledo, OH

1968 Owned Algoma Central Railway

2005 Owned Recycling Technologies Inc.; renamed VALGOCEN; used as a barge in New Jersey

2008 Owned Vanguard Shipping (Great Lakes) Ltd; renamed J.W. SHELLEY

2012 Owned T.F. Warren; renamed PHOENIX STAR

2013 Scrapped in Toledo, OH