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Buffalo at Cleveland in 2005
History
Name
  • Buffalo (1978–2018)
  • Algoma Buffalo (2018–present)
NamesakeBuffalo, New York
Owner
  • American Steamship Company (1978–1983)
  • Lawrence Steamship Company (1983–1989, 1997–2018)
  • Connecticut Bank and Trust Company (1989–1997)
  • Algoma Central Corporation (2018–present)
Port of registry
  • United States Wilmington, Delaware (1978–2018)
  • Canada St. Catharines, Ontario (2018–present)
BuilderBay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Yard number721
Laid down12 May 1977
Launched16 March 1978
Completed23 September 1978
In service1978
Identification
  • Call sign: WXS6134
  • IMO number: 7620653
StatusIn service
General characteristics
TypeLake freighter
Tonnage
  • 11,619 GT
  • 8,036 NT
Length
  • 634 ft 10 in (193.5 m) (overall)
  • 617 ft 2 in (188.1 m)
Beam68 ft 3 in (20.8 m)
Draft
  • 15 ft 3+12 in (4.7 m) (midsummer draft)
  • 40 ft 0 in (12.2 m) (hull depth)
Propulsion2 × 3,500 hp (2,600 kW) General Motors Electro Motive Division (EMD) diesel engines
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)

Algoma Buffalo, formerly Buffalo, is a diesel-powered lake freighter acquired by Algoma Central Corporation in 2018. This vessel was built in 1978 by Bay Shipbuilding Company at their yard in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin for the American Steamship Company and included self-unloading technology. The ship is 634 feet 10 inches (193.50 m) long and 68 feet (21 m) wide, with a carrying capacity of 24,457 tons deadweight (DWT) (at midsummer draft), and is primarily used to ship road salt and construction goods. The vessel is currently in service.

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