Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2012, All Rights Reserved U.S. Data Repository Please read U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on this page: Submitted by Linda Talbott for the US Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ ========================================================================= U.S. Data Repository NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================= Formatted by U.S. Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== NAME: Cartiercliffe Hall OTHER NAME(s): 1960-1976, Ruhr Ore 1988-1994, Winnipeg 1994- Algontario REASON: Fire DATE: June 5, 1979 LOCATION: Lake Superior, off Copper Harbor TYPE: propeller HULL TYPE: steel BUILDER: Schlieker-Werft, Hamburg, Germany - 1960 OWNERS: 1960-1976, Transatlantic Bulk Carriers, Inc., Monrovia, Liberia 1976-1986, Hall Corp., Shipping Ltd., Montreal, Canada 1986-1991, Navican Management, Montreal, Canada 1991- Great Lakes Bulk Carriers, Montreal, Canada MASTER: Capt. Raymond Boudreau TONNAGE: 8200 gross (orig), 18531 (after rebuild) LENGTH: 546 ft (orig), 716 ft (after rebuild) BEAM: 74 ft (orig), 76 ft (after rebuild) DEPTH: 30.83 ft (orig), 36 ft (after rebuild) REBUILD: 1977 by Davie Shipbuilding, Ltd. 1979 Reconstructed in Collingwood CASUALTIES: 7 SURVIVORS: 18 Crew forced to abandon ship when the aft end burst into flames. Six of crew lost in flames. Another died in the hospital at Ann Arbor, MI. ======================================================================== Sources: The Ludington Daily News, June 6, 1979 Historical Collections of the Great Lakes, Bowling Green State University