Radcliffe R. Latimer

* Radcliffe R. Latimer
* Algobay (2)
* Atlantic Trader
* Algobay (1)

**Radcliffe R. Latimer** is an Algoma Central Corporation ship.

## Info

The Algobay was built in 1978 as a self-unloading bulk carrier for the Marine Division of the Algoma Central Railway, later Algoma Central Corporation. Her keel was laid on August 16, 1977, after Algoma was awarded a 15 year coal hauling contract for Ontario Hydro. The new vessel was launched June 19, 1978, and entered service on October 26, 1978 bound for Stoneport, Michigan, to load.

The Algobay had many incidents of note in her earlier career. On November 14, 1978, she collided with the ocean ship Cielo Bianco while departing Sept-Iles, Quebec, crushing the tugboat Pointe Marguerite and killing the tug’s two crewmembers. On December 2, 1979, she grounded in the St. Lawrence Seaway after a steering gear failure. Then, on June 25, 1980, the Algobay collided head-on with the steamer Montrealais on the St. Clair River in heavy fog. After returning to service after repairs, she loaded the 400 billionth ton of iron ore at Sept-Iles on September 10, 1980.

The Algobay was upgraded to Caribbean Class certification by Port Weller Dry Docks of St. Catharines, Ontario in early 1988. After being upgraded, the Algobay spent more time trading on the Atlantic oceans as well as on the lakes. She was reflagged Liberian and chartered by Atlantic Beltships on February 5, 1990, operating in the Caribbean Sea. In 1994, she was chartered by Canada Steamship Lines, being renamed Atlantic Trader. She was reflagged Canadian on October 6, 1995. The Canada Steamship Lines charter ended in 1997, and she returned to the Algoma fleet under the management of Seaway Self-Unloaders,  later Seaway Marine Transport, a partnership between Upper Lakes Shipping and Algoma Central Corporation to maximize efficiency and profits. She was also renamed Algobay at this time.

The Algobay was laid up at Toronto, Ontario on December 22, 2002, not to operate the next few seasons due to the large amount of steel work required to put the ship back into service. On November 7, 2007, Algoma Central and Upper Lakes shipping announced plans to build two new forebodies to attach to existing sterns as part of a $125 Million contract with the Chengxi Shipyard in Jiangyin, China. The Algobay and her near sister Algoport were selected to receive the new forebodies, and the Algobay was towed out of Toronto, Ontario for Hamilton, Ontario on November 28, 2007, for preparation for an overseas tow. She was towed out of Hamilton on May 13, 2008, beginning her trip to China. After passing through the Panama Canal, the tow arrived at Jiangyin, China on September 10, 2008.

The new forebody was launched on March 30, 2009, and the Algobay‘s existing hull was cut just forward of the aft accommodations, and the new forebody was attached to her stern in drydock. The “new” vessel was launched on October 21, 2009, and departed for North America soon after. She laid up at Portland, Maine, in January 2010, and entered service on February 24, running a few runs on the ocean before entering the lakes on April 8, 2010.

The Algobay grounded twice in her first season on the Great Lakes, requiring drydocking for repairs.

On October 4, 2012, the Algobay was renamed Radcliffe R. Latimer in ceremonies at Port Colborne, Ontario. She continues to be an active member of the Algoma Central fleet, hauling ore, coal, stone, grain, and salt to ports across the Great Lakes and eastern seaboard.

## Harbor Lookout Info

* **04/02/2021**: Loading petroleum coke at Superior Midwest Energy terminal.

## Appearances

### ***Duluth***

* **Season 16** - RADCLIFFE R LATIMER Passing Barker's Island

## Voice Actors

* Spike Spencer (UK/US)
* Yuta Odagaki (Japan)
* Przemysław Stippa (Poland)
* Stan Limburg (The Netherlands)
* Óscar Flores (Latin America; Duluth's Legend of the Lost Treasure only)
* Marc Winslow (Latin America; twentieth season onwards)
* Bernd Lambrecht (Germany)
* Yannick Blivet (France and French speaking Canada)
* Erik Skøld (Norway)
* Dan Schatzberg (Israel)
* Alexei Vojtyuk (Russia; Duluth's Legend of the Lost Treasure only)
* Anton Savenkov (Russia; twentieth season onwards)

## Trivia

* Radcliffe R. Latimer reuses John D. Leitch's original horn sound, which is also a seven-step higher pitched version of Spruceglen's current horn sound.
* In Radcliffe R. Latimer's trading card promo, he is incorrectly depicted as a 4-8-2 along with BBC Hudson and Philip R. Clarke.
* In the CGI series, Radcliffe R. Latimer's eccentric rods are inconsistently animated properly as they do not complete a full rotation around his larger connecting rods.
* Radcliffe R. Latimer is the first freighter in the Television Series since Abbey Road to not be available in Wooden Railway.