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SS Algoma
The ''Algoma'' was a steamer built in 1883; it sank off the shore of Mott Island near Isle Royale in Lake Superior in 1885 and the remains are still on the lake bottom. The wreck was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.〔
==History==
The ''Algoma'' (Official #85766) was built in 1883 by Aitken & Mansell in Glasgow, Scotland, for use by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Superior Shipwrecks )〕 The Algoma was 262 feet long, with a 38-foot beam, a depth of 23 feet,〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Isle Royal National Park, National Park Service )〕 and measured 1750 tons as originally built. It was powered by a compound steam engine driving a screw, and had two masts in case of an engine breakdown.〔 The ship was designed to accommodate 240 first-class passengers and 500 in steerage.〔
Canadian Pacific ordered three ships from Aitken & Mansell: the ''Athabasca'', launched on July 3, 1883; the ''Alberta'', launched on July 12, and the ''Algoma'', launched on July 31.〔 The three ships were identical.〔 The company intended to use the ship as a passenger vessel on the Great Lakes, running from Thunder Bay on Lake Superior to Owen Sound on Lake Huron.〔 The ''Alberta'' and ''Algoma'' sailed from Glasgow, Scotland on September 25, taking 13 days to cross the Atlantic and arrive in Montreal, Quebec.〔 However, ships of the ''Algoma''s size were too long to pass through the Welland Canal, so the ''Algoma'' was cut in half, with the bow and stern moved through the canal separately on pontoons.〔〔 The ship was rejoined in Buffalo, New York, and cabins were added,〔 increasing the tonnage to 1773 tons.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = ancestry.com )〕 Additional work was done on the cabins during the winter of 1883–1884, including the installation of electric lighting; the ''Algoma'' and its sister ships were probably the first Great Lakes ships to be electrified.〔 The newly outfitted ''Algoma'', costing a total of $450,000 to build,〔 was relaunched on May 11, 1884.〔
The three Canadian Pacific steamers immediately set time records for their runs.〔 The ''Algoma'' clocked 39 hours, 42 minutes on the run between Owen Sound and Thunder Bay, and journeyed from Toronto to Thunder Bay in the "unprecidented short time of 47 hours."〔 There was some concern that the new steamers were disregarding safety to minimize their run times; indeed, the ''Alberta'' was involved in a collision in July 1884 near Whitefish Point which resulted in the loss of three lives.〔
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