MS Windoc (1899)

History
Name
  • M.A. Hanna (1899-1913)
  • Hydrus (1913-1927)
  • Windoc (1927-1967)
NamesakeWinnipeg and Dominion of Canada
OwnerPatterson Steamship Co. of Fort William
BuilderGlobe Iron Works
Launched1899
Out of service1967
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeLaker
Tonnage4,661-long-ton (4,736 t)
Length430-foot (130 m)

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.