Photographer: Keith W. Churill

The Algonova, moored at the commercial docks in Sarnia, Ontario on February 3, 2001.

Algonova

Algoma Tankers Limited

(Division of: Algoma Central Corporation)

Home Port: Sault Ste. Marie, ONT.

Type:  Tanker / steel

Built:  1968

Engine Type:  Diesel 

Cargo Capacity:  6,435 tons

Length:  400 ' - 06"

Beam: 54' - 02"

Depth: 26' - 5"

(keel to upper deck )

History: This vessel is constructed to Ice Class 2 standards and was manufactured by Collingwood Shipyards in Collingwood, Ontario. With (2) 12 cylinder Fairbanks Morse diesel engines rated at 2,000 horsepower each, she operates at a cruising speed of 13 knots. A 350 horsepower bow thruster helps in her maneuvering. Her heated cargo tanks have a petroleum product capacity of  53,002 barrels or 6,435 tons.

She operated as the Texaco Chief for Texaco Canada Ltd., Toronto, Ontario from her maiden voyage in 1968 until Nov.4, 1986. At that time Soconav Ltd., Montreal, Quebec purchased the Texaco fleet with an agreement to transport Texaco products. She was then renamed the A.G. Farquarson and continued to operate throughout the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence, East Coast, and Arctic regions. In 1998 she was brought into the Algoma Tankers Ltd. fleet and renamed as the Algonova. She still operates the same routes but has spent much time recently in the St. Clair River area.