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Mississagi (ship)

Ship built in 1943

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display_title	ital
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	Mississagi (2005).jpg
image_caption	The Mississagi on the St Lawrence Seaway (2005)
section2	{{Infobox ship/career
name	Mississagi
owner	Lower Lakes Towing
registry	Port Dover, Ontario Canada Canada
builder	Great Lakes Engineering Works
yard_number	292
laid_down	28 May 1942
launched	23 December 1942
completed	July 1943
acquired	22 July 1943
out_of_service	8 January 2021
identification	*
fate	Undergoing scrapping
notes	Former names: Hill Annex (July 1943), George A. Sloan (July 1943 - April 2001)
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
type	Type L6-S-B1 lake freighter
tonnage	*
length	189.13 m
beam	18.29 m
depth	10.67 m
propulsion	Caterpillar 3612TA 12 cyl. diesel (1985)

Mississagi was a Type L6-S-B1 lake freighter launched in 1943. Originally she was powered by a 2500 hp triple-expansion steam engine. In 1985 her steam engines were replaced by a 4500 hp diesel engine. She was built to a design from the United States Maritime Commission by the Great Lakes Engineering Works in River Rouge, Michigan. She had fifteen sister ships, also built to the Maritime Commission's design, known colloquially as "Maritimers".

The vessel was originally commissioned as Hill Annex. When she was acquired by the Pittsburgh Steamship Company in July 1943 she was rechristened George A. Sloan. She was bought by the Bradley Transportation Company in 1966, which converted her to a self-unloading bulk carrier. In 1967 Bradley Transportation was purchased by US Steel, which also owned Pittsburgh Steamship, which returned the George A. Sloan to Pittsburgh fleet.

The George A. Sloan was sold in 2001 to Lower Lakes Towing Ltd., Ontario, Canada, and renamed Mississagi. Her final voyage was from Thunder Bay to Hamilton with a cargo of wheat, she arrived at Hamilton 8 January 2021. After being discharged she was officially retired. In April 2021 Mississagi sailed to Sarnia, Ontario, for indefinite layup. Here she was stripped for parts and equipment.

On October 10, 2021, the Mississagi arrived, under tow, at Purvis Marine Scrapyard in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada for scrapping. As of early 2025, the vessel's scrapping is yet to be completed.

Emergencies

In 1966, the Mississagi ran aground in the Straits of Mackinac. She was laid-up in 2000, and sold to Port Dover, Ontario, firm Lower Lakes Towing Limited, which renamed her Mississagi for the start of the 2001 season. | url-status = dead On October 4, 2004, she nearly collided with the seawall at Port Huron, Michigan | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130131194204/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thetimesherald/access/1800978721.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+09,+2004&author=Chris+Sebastian&pub=Times+Herald&desc=Shipwrecks+spared+in+near+crash+of+Mississagi&pqatl=google | url-status = dead | archive-date = January 31, 2013 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130208170543/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thetimesherald/access/1800971811.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+05,+2004&author=Chris+Sebastian&pub=Times+Herald&desc=Freighter+avoids+sea-wall+hit&pqatl=google | url-status = dead | archive-date = February 8, 2013

On February 26, 2015, a fire occurred aboard the Mississagi. At the time, the ship was docked in the Port of Hamilton. Firefighters and Confined Space Rescuers from the Hamilton Fire Department responded to the incident. The fire was caused by welding; only minor injuries resulted.

On April 22, 2015, while downbound on the lower St. Marys River, the Mississagi ran aground near De Tour Village, Michigan. At the time of the accident, the vessel was loaded with rock, and had run hard aground by the bow. There were no injuries or environmental pollution.

Gallery

File:Lake freighter Mississagi in the Eastern Gap -c.jpg|Laker Mississagi entering the channel to Toronto's turning basin File:Mississagi IMO 5128467 B Toledo 31-07-2018.jpg|Mississagi at Toledo, July 2018 File:Mississagi IMO 5128467 B Toledo 31-07-2018 (2).jpg|Mississagi at Toledo, July 2018

References

(April 15, 2021). "Shipspotting.com".
Great Lakes ''[[Ships Monthly]]'' May 2022 page 6

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