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4 The Detroit Marine Historian Journal of Marine Historical Society of Detroit Volume 22, No. 5 January, 1969 ALGOCEN (ii) Can. 325748) Photo by Bill Wilson Built by Collingwood Shipyards (HULL 191) to the order of Algoma Cen- tral Railway. Principal dimensions are as follows: length (OA) 730', beam 75' and depth 39'8". Gross tonnage is 18,089, net tonnage is 13,493. Keel was laid Dec. 28, 1967, launching was accomplished June 18, 1968, and the completed vessel was turned over to her owners in October. Main propulsion consists of four Fairbanks-Morse diesel en- gines driving through a single shaft and turning a four-blade Ka-Me- Wa variable-pitch propeller. Control of the main engine is available in either wheelhouse or engineroom. An 800-hp Ka-Me-Wa bowthruster unit has been fitted to assist in controlling the vessel in confined areas. Paul Sherlock eee THOMAS MANSE, the well-known Soo photographer, publisher of the book- let "Know Your Ships" and now curator of the Soo's museum boat VALLEY CAMP, will be speaker at our annual banquet, Saturday, Feb. 15, 11 the Terrace Room of the Pick-Fort Shelby Hotel. Return reservations to Robert A. Zeleznik, 877 University Place, Grosse Pointe, Mich. 48230, by Thursday, Feb. 13. Tickets sold only at the door, $5 per person.