.jpg) Algoma Equinox in the Burlington Canal in 2019
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Algoma Equinox |
| Owner | Algoma Central |
| Builder | Nantong Mingde Heavy Industries, Tongzhou, China |
| Yard number | MD149 |
| Laid down | 21 April 2012 |
| Launched | 24 December 2012 |
| Completed | 25 September 2013 |
| In service | December 2013 |
| Identification | IMO number: 9613927 |
| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Equinox-class freighter |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 225.6 m (740 ft 2 in) oa |
| Beam | 23.8 m (78 ft 1 in) |
Algoma Equinox is a lake freighter and lead ship of her class built for Algoma Central, a Canadian shipping company. The vessel was built to a new design by Nantong Mingde Heavy Industries at their shipyard in Tongzhou, China in 2013. The ship entered service in December 2013, operating in the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway.