MS Windoc (1899)
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
|
| Namesake | Winnipeg and Dominion of Canada |
| Owner | Patterson Steamship Co. of Fort William |
| Builder | Globe Iron Works |
| Launched | 1899 |
| Out of service | 1967 |
| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Laker |
| Tonnage | 4,661-long-ton (4,736 t) |
| Length | 430-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.