Canadian Coast Guard Ship Griffon is a high endurance multi-tasked vessel and light icebreaker stationed in Prescott, Ontario, Canada. The Griffon was built by Davie Shipbuilding (Lauzon, Quebec). She was completed and entered service in April 1970. This 234’ ship typically provides icebreaking services along eastern Lake Ontario and upriver along the Saint Lawrence River to Montreal. She is seen here in a rare docking in the Port of Owen Sound.
A wide panorama of the Frontenac (Canadian Steamship Lines) docked near the Miller solo in Owen Sound harbour with the Great Lakes Elevator Company silos in the background.
The Algoma Compass and the Canada Steamship Lines Frontenac docked for winter layup in the port of Owen Sound.
Named after the city of Sault Ste. Marie, the 740’ Algoma Sault was built in 2017 (and entered service 2018). The Equinox Class freighter is seen here docked along with the Algoma Innovator in the port of Owen Sound.
Algoma Central Corp. bulk carriers Compass and Innovator are seen here in 2021 laid up for the winter in the port of Owen Sound.
A lone ice fisher stand in silence looking at the 650' Algoma Innovator from a unique perspective out on the frozen waters of Owen Sound harbour.
Originally launched in 1973 as the Roger M. Kyes, the ship was sold and renamed the Adam E Cornelius on 1989. In 2017 this 680' bulk carrier was sold to Algoma Central Corp and renamed the Algoma Compass. She is seen here docked for the winter near the Miller silos in Owen Sound.
Launched in 1968 as the Lake Manitoba, this 730’ straight-deck bulk carrier was sold and renamed the Algomarine in 1987. She is seen here in 2015 docked in Owen Sound for what would be her last winter. The following spring she was de-registered and sold for scrap.
This time lapse composition shows the Great Lakes freighter Buffalo (Algoma) doing a 180° turn out in the bay before it begins its night approach into Owen Sound harbour.
The 680’ Algoma Compass (left) and the 634’ Algoma Buffalo are seen here laid up for winter maintenance in the port of Owen Sound.
A small flock of Canada Geese do a low level fly by as the Algoma Algoway heads back out on the Great Lakes from the Port of Owen Sound
The 664' Manitoulin (Lower Lakes Towing) unloads at the Great Lakes Elevator Company silos in the Port of Owen Sound
Canada Steamship Line freighter Rt. Hon. Paul E. Martin leaves the port of Owen Sound and heads back out into Georgian Bay
The Chi-Cheemaun (aka The Big Canoe) is a seasonal ferry connecting Manitoulin Island with the Bruce Peninsula. She is seen here docked for the winter in her port of registry, Owen Sound.
The Mississagi (Lower Lakes Towing Ltd) is docked in Owen Sound harbour along side the Great Lakes Elevator Company silos.
The 620' Mississagi discharging a load of mixed stone (from Bruce Mines, Ontario) at the Great Lakes Elevator Company dock in the Port of Owen Sound
The 551' articulated barge St Marys Challenger powered by the tug Prentiss Brown docked at the Miller Silo in the Port of Owen Sound
Built 1974, the USGS Sturgeon was retrofitted and commissioned in 2004 by the United States Geological Survey (Department of the Interior). It is part of five vessel fleet belonging to the USGS Great Lakes Science Centre in Ann Arbor Michigan. It primary function is to study the health of Great Lakes ecosystem and environment. The Sturgeon is seen here docked along the east harbour wall in Owen Sound
The newly converted articulated barge Commander powered by the tug Bradshaw McKee is seen here docked at the Miller silos in the port of Owen Sound.
The Whitefish Bay was built in 2013. A 740’ self-unloading lake freighter, she is the third of Canada Steamship Lines Trillium-class ships. The ship is seen her docked at the Great Lakes Elevator Company silos in the port of Owen Sound.
The John D Leitch (Algoma) arrives just before dawn on a cold winter morning in the Port of Owen Sound. The CCGS Samuel Risley, Algoma Olympic and MS Chi-Cheemaun are visible in the far background
The Great Lakes freighter Buffalo was built in 1978 by Bay Shipbuilding Co. (Sturgeon Bay, WI). In late 2017 this 634’ ship was sold to the Algoma Central Corp. (St. Catharines, ON) and renamed the Algoma Buffalo.
The lake freighter Frontenac (CSL) is docked for the winter at the Great lakes Elevator Company silos in Owen Sound harbour.
Built for Canada Steamship Lines by Davie Shipbuilding (Lauzon, Quebec) in 1967, the Frontenac is a 730’ straight deck bulk carrier. She is seen here docked at the Great Lakes Elevator Company silos in the port of Owen Sound.
The articulated barge St Marys Challenger powered by the tug Prentiss Brown makes way for Owen Sound harbour with a load of aggregate
Seen here offloading aggregate at Great Lakes Elevator Company site in the Port of Owen Sound, the 620’ Mississagi was originally built in 1943 for the United States Maritime Commission and originally sailed under the name Hill Annex. A L6-S-B1 Maritime Class vessel, she was designed during World War II to carry iron ore to steel mills producing tanks, artillery, aircraft, and other supplies for the war effort. After undergoing a conversion from steam to diesel and several ownership and name changes over the years she was re-registered under the Canadian flag in 2001 and named after the Mississagi Straight in northern Lake Huron.
Grey skies frame the Trillium Class Great Lakes freighter Whitefish Bay as she unloads at the Great Lakes Elevator Company silo in Owen Sound.
The 640’ Algoway (Algoma) in winter dock along side the Great Lakes Elevator Company silos along with the 730’ John D Leitch (Algoma) laid up beside the Miller Silos in the Port of Owen Sound
The Algoway (Algoma Central Corp) and the Rt. Hon. Paul E. Martin (Canada Steamship Lines) wintering in Owen Sound harbour
Seen here in 2015 at the Great Lakes Elevator Company silos in the port of Owen Sound, the 639’ Saginaw was built in 1953 and originally sailed under the name John J. Boland
Currently assigned to the Great Lakes, this 228' Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker and buoy tender is responsible for keeping an ice-free passage between Port Colborne, Ontario and Thunder Bay, Ontario. She is seen here docked in the port of Owen Sound after clearing ice and making a path for ships entering the harbour for winter layup.
The Great Lakes carrier “Manitoulin” docked on a snowy January day in Owen Sound Harbour. (Pictorialized composition with map of Georgian Bay watermarked.)
The 750' Great Lakes bulk carrier "Rt. Hon. Paul E. Martin" (Canada Steamship Lines) docked for winter repairs in the Port of Owen Sound
The Canada Steamship Lines freighter Rt. Hon. Paul E. Martin and the Algoma Algoway framed behind the old harbour pilings in the Port of Owen Sound
This mid-sized Great Lakes self-unloading bulk carrier was launched in at the Collingwood Shipyards in 1972 as the Algoma Algoway. In 2018 she was retired and sadly scrapped for raw materials. The Algoway is seen here on one of her many runs into the Port of Owen Sound.
The Algoma Algoway leaving Owen Sound for the last time. Seen here in 2017, the 640’ Great Lakes Freighter is backing out of port and turning towards the open waters of Georgian Bay. After serving the Great Lakes for more than 45 years, she was decommissioned and scrapped in 2018.
Launched in 2013, the 140'Constable Carrière is one of nine Hero-class patrol vessel constructed by Halifax Shipyards for the Canadian Coast Guard. It is part of a joint effort between the Coast Guard and the RCMP Marine Security Enforcement Team to enhance national security, respond to potential threats, and safeguard and address federal water enforcement issues. The ship is named after RCMP Constable J.L. Francois Carriere who died serving Canada on November 30, 1997.
One of the last photographs of the Algoma Algoway docked in Owen Sound harbour. The magnificent 640' freighter was decommissioned and sadly scrapped for raw materials shortly after this image was captured.
Seen here on one of her last visit to Owen Sound, the 730’ Olumpic is docked along the east harbour wall. After servicing the Great Lakes for more than 42 years, she was decommissioned and scrapped in 2018.
Originally launched in 1943 as the Mesabi for the United States Maritime Commission, this ship was used in World War II to transport raw materials to the steel mills that were producing tanks, artillery, aircraft, and other supplies for the war effort. In 1995 she was sold to Lower Lakes Towing Ltd and renamed the Cuyahoga.
An unusual snowy April day made for some interesting photographs. This shot captured four ships docked in Owen Sound harbour. From left to right they are the Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin, the Olympic, the Chi Cheemaun and the Cuyahoga.
Looking north from Owen Sound’s inner harbour, this image captures the barge St Marys Cement II (powered by the tug Sea Eagle II) docked at the Miller silo.
This 640' freighter Saginaw was originally launched in 1953 as the John J. Boland. She was sold and renamed the Saginaw in 1999. She is seen here being welcomed by a flock of seven Mute Swans as she sailing into port at Owen Sound.
The Cuyahoga is the second oldest Canadian registered ship still in active service on the Great Lakes. In this image she is unloading at the Great Lakes Elevator Company silos in the port of Owen Sound.
The lake 640' freighter MV Saginaw was launched as John J. Boland in 1953. It is seen here docked at the Great Lakes Elevator Company silos in the port of Owen Sound
Sailing under the Lower Lakes Towing Ltd (Port Dover) flag, the 662’ Self Discharging Bulk Carrier Manitoulin
is seen here making a late day docking at the Great Lakes Elevator Company silos in the port of Owen Sound
Lower Lakes Towing Ltd freighter Cuyahoga unloading salt on the Great Lakes Elevator Company dock in the port of Owen Sound
The 730’ self-unloading bulk carrier Olympic was launched in 1976. She is seen here in Owen Sound harbour for the last time in 2017. The Olympic sailed the Great Lakes until 2018 when she was taken out of service and scrapped overseas. Also seen towards the mouth of the harbour is the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Samuel Risley along with two other Algoma ships, the John D Leitch and the Algoway.
The Algoma Olympics ailing out of Owen Sound harbour for the last time. The 42 year old lake freighter was decommissioned in 2018.
The 750' Great Lakes freighter Rt. Hon. Paul E. Martin (Canada Steamship Lines) disembarks from the Port of Owen Spound. She is seen here sailing past the Algoway (Algoma) which os still docked at the very edge of the western pier.
An icon on Georgian Bay, the Chi-Cheemaun (aka ‘The Big Canoe’) is seen here preparing for the upcoming summer season while still in winter dock in Owen Sound
Built in 2010, the 65’ Huron Explorer 1 is an Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources research vessel providing assessment and research to support the Great Lakes fisheries. She is seen here docked in Meaford harbour.
The Algoma Olympic is seen here docked in Owen Sound harbour on her last visit to the Great Lakes port city. Build in 1976, the 730' lake freighter was taken out of service and sent to the scrapyard in Aliaga, Turkey on 2018.
MS Chi-Cheemaun is a passenger and vehicle ferry. She provides summer service running between Tobermory on the Bruce Peninsula and South Baymouth on Manitoulin Island. Nicknamed the Big Canoe, she is seen here heading to winter layup in her home port of Owen Sound.
"Belay" is a shipping term meaning to secure a rope by winding on a pin or cleat. (The Brigantine TS Playfair docked in Owen Sound Harbour)
