| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
|
| Namesake | Windoc |
| Owner |
|
| Builder | Schlieker shipyard, Hamburg |
| Yard number | 533 |
| Launched | 11 April 1959 |
| Completed | July 1959 |
| Identification | IMO number: 5293872 |
| Fate | Broken up in 2011 |
| General characteristics (as laker) | |
| Type | Laker |
| Tonnage | |
| Length |
|
| Beam | 23.1 m (75 ft 9 in) |
| Propulsion | 1 diesel engine, 1 shaft |
| Speed | 14.5 kn (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) |
MS Windoc was a lake freighter or laker, initially constructed as an ocean-going bulk carrier in West Germany in 1959. Entering service that year as Rhine Ore, the ship was renamed Steelcliffe Hall in 1977 and reconstructed as a laker. In 1988 the laker was renamed Windoc and in 2001, was involved in a collision with a bridge on the Welland Canal which caused the ship to catch fire. The ship was declared a constructive total loss. While undergoing repairs in Ontario, the ship broke free of its moorings and grounded. Later pulled free, the vessel was eventually converted into a barge.