MISSISSAGI - The FInal Voyage - Upbound On The St. Clair River From Sarnia, Ontario Passing Under The International Blue Water Bridges Past Port Huron, Michigan Heading Into Lake Huron One Last Time For The Scrap Yard At Soo St. Marie, Ontario.
The Mississagi is a lake freighter launched in 1943. Originally she was powered by a 2,500 horsepower (1,900 kW) triple-expansion steam engine. In 1985 her steam engines were replaced by a 4,500 horsepower (3,400 kW) diesel engine.
She was built to a design from the United States Maritime Commission by the Great Lakes Engineering Works in River Rouge, Michigan.[1] She had fifteen sister ships, also built to the Maritime Commission's design, known colloquially as "Maritimers".
The vessel was originally commissioned as the Hill Annex.[1] When she was acquired by the Pittsburgh Steamship Company in July 1943 she was rechristened the George A. Sloan. She was bought by the Bradley Transportation Company in 1966, which converted her to a self-unloading bulk carrier. In 1967 Bradley Transportation was purchased by US Steel, which also owned Pittsburgh Steamship, which returned the George A. Sloan to Pittsburgh fleet.
The George A. Sloan was sold in 2001 to Lower Lakes Towing Ltd., Ontario, Canada, and renamed Mississagi. Her final voyage was from Thunder Bay to Hamilton with a cargo of wheat, she arrived at Hamilton January 8, 2021. After being discharged she was officially retired, although her final disposition, scrap or storage is yet to be announced. In April 2021 Mississagi sailed to Sarnia, Ontario, for indefinite layup until being sold for scrap.
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