Algonorth Question

[Rob]

I appreciate your comments and insight Fireman.

Rob

[fireman12]

Yeah I remember how UK themed the Lake Nipigon`s accommodation block was compared to the Canadian & US lakers.The only decent cabins were the senior officers , and the junior ones shared the WC
with the next cabin . And those were small cabins , and when the bed width`s were increased , they became smaller .

But I was Fourth Engineer there , and the Lake Nipigon had just been converted to a laker , to me it was another place to learn , so I did about Stork Verkspoor & blended fuel systems , and ballasting with a different kind of pumping system . She was a uniquely different ship than any other laker yet , and she was in so many ways a good learning tool to move on from , I still can see her shop , purifier room and trio of Generators . All painted machinery green ....

[algowest]

Salties typically have more amenities due to the longer time spent sailing between ports. Noticed this on the 3 former Misener-salty lakers. They had several rooms set aside - hobby room, crew rec room, games room, hospital room. Captain and Chief Engineer also had a wine cabinet and fridge in their respective rooms. Next to the ships funnel, there also were covered rec areas (kind of like a covered patio area).
Keep in mind these ships were built for some deep sea voyages during the lakes offseason and they were built in Scotland, so a "british" influence may have come into these design features.

[Vince]

Money - the bottom line is more important than anything else.

[PDBLK25]

The discussion of the MV. Lake Nipigon, brings to mind what might be a dumb question. Why is it that Salties seem to have more amenities than Lakers? The lack of bars I can understand. But the Nipigon was built in 1971 & had a pool. The only Lakers rumored to have pools were built in 1979 (MVs. Canadian Transport or the Canadian Enterprise). Later Lakers had no pools. Most Salties are equipped with those Stern-Mounted, enclosed, motorized, gravity-launched lifeboats. Most Lakers do not have these state-of-the-art lifesaving devices. A good friend of mine was a Cadet aboard a Military Sealift (MSC) tanker (a Salty). Every day a porter came to his cabin, made or re-made his bed, replaced any soiled linens, cleaned his sink or toilet if need be, and vacuumed his rug. This is better treatment than Officers receive on Lakers. Why?

[Vince]

Yes it was the bar from the salt water days . It was a beautiful room which we never used once it became a laker . We also had a pool right behind and below the stack which we used a few times until it was covered up by some room used for the engine room. I was on her as the lake Nipigon was one of my favorite ships.

[fireman12]

That , Guest , is as I can recall from my Lake Nipigon / Algonorth days , is the officer`s Bar , `The Dolphin` . which is shuttered shut in the photo , and was during my time there as well. It is located on the stbd side fwd of the Galley , and fwd of the the Officer`s Dining Room.

Originally put there for when then Lake Nipigon was the Temple Bar , a 1971 UK built saltwater ore carrier , the bar and anything thing functioning as one , or resembling one , was and is forbidden in Canadian restricted waterways. So`The Dolphin`was closed up only to be used at Christmas and New Years . Since her scrapping was in the Soo , I just wonder if someone was quick enough to get that bar apart , off the boat , and into his man cave ??

[cpfan]

Looks like a bar in a lounge to me.

[Guest]

Looks like the ship's bar from her saltwater sailing days.

[Guest]

In viewing some photographs of the Algonorth in the Public Photo Galleries I came across the following image that shows some type of room/booth named "The Dolphin." I have added a link to this image below. Does anyone have any insight into the purpose of this installation? Is it a remnant of the ship's original operation on salt water?

http://pics.boatnerd.com/v/bnmain/album ... m.jpg.html