Windoc was the name of two Great Lakes freighters owned by Canadian shipping company N.M. Paterson & Sons Ltd., with the second ship named in memory of the first in 1986. Both ships suffered similar accidents with lift bridges on the Welland Canal.
The first Windoc began as the M.A. Hanna in 1899, a 430-foot (130 m), 4,661-long-ton (4,736 t) steamer built by Globe Iron Works that could carry approximately 7,000 long tons (7,100 t). It was reconfigured and sold to Interlake Steamship Co. in 1913, when it was rechristened the Hydrus (2). A previous Hydrus foundered earlier that year, with all hands lost. After a decade moving primarily coal and ore, Interlake Steamship modernized its operations with four new ships, and sold the Hydrus and 11 other ships to Patterson Steamship Co. of Fort William. It was refitted and rechristened the Windoc in the spring of 1927. The vessel's name comes from the city of Winnipeg, where the owner's head offices were based, combined with the fleet suffix doc, referring to the Dominion Of Canada. Its first transit through the Welland came in 1937, where it made frequent grain and coal runs until it was retired and sold for scrap in 1967.
In October 1938, C.N.R. Bridge #20, a vertical lift bridge spanning the Welland Canal near Humberstone, was lowered onto the Windoc before it had safely passed. Considerable damage was done to the ship's spar, stack, and lifeboats, and the cabins and hold were flooded, but no injuries were reported, and the ship was repaired.
Wharton, George. Boatnerd. Retrieved on 2007-08-16.
Sykes, Al. "Ships of the Canal: Windoc had several names." Port Colborne Tribune, via Welland Library digital clippings, 1981-10-08. Retrieved on 2007-08-16.
External linksedit
Pickands, Martin and James Pickands II (photographers). (Picture). Martin Pickands collection, via Boatnerd, ca. 1923. Retrieved on 2007-08-16.
December 07, 2023
windoc, 1899, windoc, name, great, lakes, freighters, owned, canadian, shipping, company, paterson, sons, with, second, ship, named, memory, first, 1986, both, ships, suffered, similar, accidents, with, lift, bridges, welland, canal, historynamem, hanna, 1899,. Windoc was the name of two Great Lakes freighters owned by Canadian shipping company N M Paterson amp Sons Ltd with the second ship named in memory of the first in 1986 Both ships suffered similar accidents with lift bridges on the Welland Canal HistoryNameM A Hanna 1899 1913 Hydrus 1913 1927 Windoc 1927 1967 NamesakeWinnipeg and Dominion of CanadaOwnerPatterson Steamship Co of Fort WilliamBuilderGlobe Iron WorksLaunched1899Out of service1967FateScrappedGeneral characteristicsClass and typeLakerTonnage4 661 long ton 4 736 t Length430 foot 130 m Contents 1 Windoc 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksWindoc editThe first Windoc began as the M A Hanna in 1899 a 430 foot 130 m 4 661 long ton 4 736 t steamer built by Globe Iron Works that could carry approximately 7 000 long tons 7 100 t It was reconfigured and sold to Interlake Steamship Co in 1913 when it was rechristened the Hydrus 2 A previous Hydrus foundered earlier that year with all hands lost After a decade moving primarily coal and ore Interlake Steamship modernized its operations with four new ships and sold the Hydrus and 11 other ships to Patterson Steamship Co of Fort William It was refitted and rechristened the Windoc in the spring of 1927 The vessel s name comes from the city of Winnipeg where the owner s head offices were based combined with the fleet suffix doc referring to the Dominion Of Canada Its first transit through the Welland came in 1937 where it made frequent grain and coal runs until it was retired and sold for scrap in 1967 In October 1938 C N R Bridge 20 a vertical lift bridge spanning the Welland Canal near Humberstone was lowered onto the Windoc before it had safely passed Considerable damage was done to the ship s spar stack and lifeboats and the cabins and hold were flooded but no injuries were reported and the ship was repaired See also editWelland Canal MS Windoc 1959 Notes editThis article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations January 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message References editWharton George Great Lakes Fleet Page Vessel Feature Windoc Boatnerd Retrieved on 2007 08 16 Sykes Al Ships of the Canal Windoc had several names Port Colborne Tribune via Welland Library digital clippings 1981 10 08 Retrieved on 2007 08 16 External links editA Collection Of Windoc Accident Videos Pickands Martin and James Pickands II photographers M A Hanna Co at the Soo Locks ca 1923 Picture Martin Pickands collection via Boatnerd ca 1923 Retrieved on 2007 08 16 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title MS Windoc 1899 amp oldid 1094019833, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
