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[[File:SS Norgoma (ship, 1950).jpg|thumb|250px|right|MS ''Norgoma'' at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario]]
[[File:SS Norgoma (ship, 1950).jpg|thumb|250px|right|MS ''Norgoma'' at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario]]
[[File:The Norgoma was a large passenger and vehicle ferry on the Great Lakes.jpg|thumb| MS ''Norgoma'' in 1978. ]]
[[File:The Norgoma was a large passenger and vehicle ferry on the Great Lakes.jpg|thumb| MS ''Norgoma'' in 1978. ]]
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'''MS ''Norgoma''''' was a Canadian package [[Cargo ship|freighter]] and passenger [[ferry]], that could also transport automobiles on a limited basis. Originally constructed as a steam-powered ship in 1950, SS ''Norgoma'' primarily sailed the route from her home port of [[Owen Sound, Ontario|Owen Sound]] to [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario|Sault Ste. Marie]], providing a five-day round trip, once a week, serving isolated communities along the north shore of [[Lake Huron]]. After conversion to a motor ship, ''Norgoma'' was transferred to the popular [[Manitoulin Island]] ferry route between [[Tobermory, Ontario|Tobermory]] and [[South Baymouth, Ontario|South Baymouth]] along with her sister ship [[SS Norisle|SS ''Norisle'']], replacing the smaller ferry, [[MS Normac|MS ''Normac'']], on that route.
'''MS ''Norgoma''''' was a Canadian package [[Cargo ship|freighter]] and passenger [[ferry]], that could also transport automobiles on a limited basis. Originally constructed as a steam-powered ship in 1950, SS ''Norgoma'' primarily sailed the route from her home port of [[Owen Sound, Ontario|Owen Sound]] to [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario|Sault Ste. Marie]], providing a five-day round trip, once a week, serving isolated communities along the north shore of [[Lake Huron]]. After conversion to a motor ship, ''Norgoma'' was transferred to the popular [[Manitoulin Island]] ferry route between [[Tobermory, Ontario|Tobermory]] and [[South Baymouth, Ontario|South Baymouth]] along with her sister ship [[SS Norisle|SS ''Norisle'']], replacing the smaller ferry, [[MS Normac|MS ''Normac'']], on that route.


''Norgoma'', owned by [[Owen Sound Transportation Company Limited]], was built at the [[Collingwood, Ontario|Collingwood]] [[Collingwood Shipbuilding|shipyards]] in 1950. She replaced the [[SS Manitoulin|SS ''Manitoulin'']], which was retired in 1949.<ref name=ExploringManitoulin>{{cite book|author=Shelley J. Pearen |title=Exploring Manitoulin |date=2001 |publisher=University of Toronto Press |isbn=978-0-8020-8461-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=tmJVtY8XxBEC&oi=fnd&pg=PP11&dq=%22SS+Manitoulin%22+OR+%22S.S.+Manitoulin%22+OR+%22Steamship+Manitoulin%22&ots=-jpQEcyUML&sig=NCUDUs6jyYErbXdJd4eWke3X3QI#v=onepage&q=Manitoulin&f=false |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026073347/http://books.google.ca/books?hl=en&lr=&id=tmJVtY8XxBEC&oi=fnd&pg=PP11&dq=%22SS%2BManitoulin%22%2BOR%2B%22S.S.%2BManitoulin%22%2BOR%2B%22Steamship%2BManitoulin%22&ots=-jpQEcyUML&sig=NCUDUs6jyYErbXdJd4eWke3X3QI |url-status=live |archivedate=2012-10-26 }}</ref>
''Norgoma'', owned by [[Owen Sound Transportation Company Limited]], was built at the [[Collingwood, Ontario|Collingwood]] [[Collingwood Shipbuilding|shipyards]] in 1950. She replaced the [[SS Manitoulin|SS ''Manitoulin'']], which was retired in 1949.<ref name=ExploringManitoulin>{{cite book|author=Shelley J. Pearen |title=Exploring Manitoulin |date=2001 |publisher=University of Toronto Press |isbn=978-0-8020-8461-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tmJVtY8XxBEC&dq=Manitoulin&pg=PP11 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026073347/http://books.google.ca/books?hl=en&lr=&id=tmJVtY8XxBEC&oi=fnd&pg=PP11&dq=%22SS%2BManitoulin%22%2BOR%2B%22S.S.%2BManitoulin%22%2BOR%2B%22Steamship%2BManitoulin%22&ots=-jpQEcyUML&sig=NCUDUs6jyYErbXdJd4eWke3X3QI |url-status=live |archivedate=2012-10-26 }}</ref>


''Norgoma'' travelled mainly on the [[North Channel (Ontario)|North Channel]] route until 1963. Improvements to Ontario's highways, such as the [[Trans-Canada Highway]] (Georgian Bay Route) completed in 1962, brought about stiff competition for the company. In that year a 60-kilometer road was constructed to [[Killarney, Ontario|Killarney]], the first port of call for the steamer. At the same, increased traffic on the [[Manitoulin Island]] &ndash; [[Tobermory, Ontario|Tobermory]] route ([[Ontario Highway 6|Highway 68]]) demanded a greater automobile capacity than her sister ships SS ''Norisle'' and MS ''Normac'' could handle.
''Norgoma'' travelled mainly on the [[North Channel (Ontario)|North Channel]] route until 1963. Improvements to Ontario's highways, such as the [[Trans-Canada Highway]] (Georgian Bay Route) completed in 1962, brought about stiff competition for the company. In that year a 60-kilometre road was constructed to [[Killarney, Ontario|Killarney]], the first port of call for the steamer. At the same, increased traffic on the [[Manitoulin Island]] &ndash; [[Tobermory, Ontario|Tobermory]] route ([[Ontario Highway 6|Highway 68]]) demanded a greater automobile capacity than her sister ships SS ''Norisle'' and MS ''Normac'' could handle.


In 1963 the ship was refitted with a diesel engine to replace her original steam engine and boiler, to increase automobile capacity. As steam was still required to operate deck winches and the [[anchor windlass]], a vapor [[Steam generator (railroad)|steam generator]], similar to those used on railway locomotives, was installed on the ship. MS ''Norgoma'' made her debut on the Tobermory run in 1964. According to Captain Schrieber, who captained ''Norgoma'', it was the first vessel that he commanded where he witnessed livestock showing signs of seasickness.
In 1963 the ship was refitted with a diesel engine to replace her original steam engine and boiler, to increase automobile capacity. As steam was still required to operate deck winches and the [[anchor windlass]], a vapour [[Steam generator (railroad)|steam generator]], similar to those used on railway locomotives, was installed on the ship. MS ''Norgoma'' made her debut on the Tobermory run in 1964. According to Captain Schrieber, who captained ''Norgoma'', it was the first vessel that he commanded where he witnessed livestock showing signs of seasickness.


In 1974, both ''Norgoma'' and ''[[SS Norisle|Norisle]]'' were replaced by the much larger and more modern ''[[MS Chi-Cheemaun]]'' which could accommodate more vehicles than both sister ships put together. ''Norgoma'' was berthed as a museum ship in [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario|Sault Ste. Marie]], Ontario. In 1981 the ship was transferred to a charity, the St. Mary's River Marine Heritage Centre.<ref name="SaultStar 12092019">{{cite news |last1=Della-Mattia |first1=Elaine |title=Norgoma on the selling block |url=https://www.saultstar.com/news/local-news/norgoma-on-the-selling-block |accessdate=13 September 2019 |work=The Sault Star |date=12 September 2019}}</ref>
In 1974, both ''Norgoma'' and ''[[SS Norisle|Norisle]]'' were replaced by the much larger and more modern ''[[MS Chi-Cheemaun]]'' which could accommodate more vehicles than both sister ships put together. ''Norgoma'' was berthed as a museum ship in [[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario|Sault Ste. Marie]], Ontario. In 1981 the ship was transferred to a charity, the St. Mary's River Marine Heritage Centre.<ref name="SaultStar 12092019">{{cite news |last1=Della-Mattia |first1=Elaine |title=Norgoma on the selling block |url=https://www.saultstar.com/news/local-news/norgoma-on-the-selling-block |accessdate=13 September 2019 |work=The Sault Star |date=12 September 2019}}</ref>


In early 2019 Sault Ste. Marie City Council put pressure on the charity to move the ''Norgoma''.<ref name=sootoday2019-03-18/> The charity proposed moving the vessel to a mooring point at [[Roberta Bondar Park]], where the tour boat [[Chief Shingwauk]] used to board tourists. However city officials pointed out the ''Norgoma'' was too large too moor at this dock, without jutting into the shipping channel, preventing visiting cruise vessels from mooring. On June 4, 2019, the ''Norgoma'' was moved to an alternate mooring site, on property previously owned by [[Algoma Steel]], a site not open to the public.<ref name=sootoday2019-06-04/>. In September 2019, citing breach of the 1981 agreement, the City reposessed the ship and put her for sale.<ref name="SaultStar 12092019" />
In early 2019 Sault Ste. Marie City Council put pressure on the charity to move the ''Norgoma''.<ref name=sootoday2019-03-18/> The charity proposed moving the vessel to a mooring point at [[Roberta Bondar Park]], where the tour boat [[Chief Shingwauk]] used to board tourists. However city officials pointed out the ''Norgoma'' was too large too moor at this dock, without jutting into the shipping channel, preventing visiting cruise vessels from mooring. On June 4, 2019, the ''Norgoma'' was moved to an alternate mooring site, on property previously owned by [[Algoma Steel]], a site not open to the public.<ref name=sootoday2019-06-04/> In September 2019, citing breach of the 1981 agreement, the City repossessed the ship and put her for sale.<ref name="SaultStar 12092019" />

A planned sale of the vessel to Dwor Metal company fell through in January of 2023. <ref name=SaultStar2023-01-18 /> The company's owner had planned to renovate the vessel for private use, but the transaction fell through. The vessel remains moored on the former Algoma Steel property as of January 2023.


==References==
==References==
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| quote = {{'}}We don't have the capital for it. We'd have to liquidate what we have,{{'}} Warren McFadden, a member of the marine centre board, told tonight's City Council meeting.
| quote = {{'}}We don't have the capital for it. We'd have to liquidate what we have,{{'}} Warren McFadden, a member of the marine centre board, told tonight's City Council meeting.
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<ref name=SaultStar2023-01-18>
{{cite news
| url = https://www.saultstar.com/news/m-s-norgoma-sale-falls-through-new-purchaser-sought-by-city
| title = M.S. Norgoma sale sinks, new purchaser sought by city
| work = Sault Star
| author = Elaine Della-Mattia
| date = 2023-01-18
| accessdate = 2023-09-14
| quote = The City of Sault Ste. Marie has reached out to two others who may have interest in purchasing the M.S. Norgoma.
}}
}}
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.norgoma.org/ Official MS ''Norgoma'' website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170317173321/http://www.norgoma.org/ Official MS ''Norgoma'' website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091027055019/http://geocities.com/TheTropics/5508/ MS ''Norgoma'' website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091027055019/http://geocities.com/TheTropics/5508/ MS ''Norgoma'' website]


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Latest revision as of 23:53, 16 December 2024

MS Norgoma at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
MS Norgoma in 1978.

MS Norgoma was a Canadian package freighter and passenger ferry, that could also transport automobiles on a limited basis. Originally constructed as a steam-powered ship in 1950, SS Norgoma primarily sailed the route from her home port of Owen Sound to Sault Ste. Marie, providing a five-day round trip, once a week, serving isolated communities along the north shore of Lake Huron. After conversion to a motor ship, Norgoma was transferred to the popular Manitoulin Island ferry route between Tobermory and South Baymouth along with her sister ship SS Norisle, replacing the smaller ferry, MS Normac, on that route.

Norgoma, owned by Owen Sound Transportation Company Limited, was built at the Collingwood shipyards in 1950. She replaced the SS Manitoulin, which was retired in 1949.[1]

Norgoma travelled mainly on the North Channel route until 1963. Improvements to Ontario's highways, such as the Trans-Canada Highway (Georgian Bay Route) completed in 1962, brought about stiff competition for the company. In that year a 60-kilometre road was constructed to Killarney, the first port of call for the steamer. At the same, increased traffic on the Manitoulin IslandTobermory route (Highway 68) demanded a greater automobile capacity than her sister ships SS Norisle and MS Normac could handle.

In 1963 the ship was refitted with a diesel engine to replace her original steam engine and boiler, to increase automobile capacity. As steam was still required to operate deck winches and the anchor windlass, a vapour steam generator, similar to those used on railway locomotives, was installed on the ship. MS Norgoma made her debut on the Tobermory run in 1964. According to Captain Schrieber, who captained Norgoma, it was the first vessel that he commanded where he witnessed livestock showing signs of seasickness.

In 1974, both Norgoma and Norisle were replaced by the much larger and more modern MS Chi-Cheemaun which could accommodate more vehicles than both sister ships put together. Norgoma was berthed as a museum ship in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. In 1981 the ship was transferred to a charity, the St. Mary's River Marine Heritage Centre.[2]

In early 2019 Sault Ste. Marie City Council put pressure on the charity to move the Norgoma.[3] The charity proposed moving the vessel to a mooring point at Roberta Bondar Park, where the tour boat Chief Shingwauk used to board tourists. However city officials pointed out the Norgoma was too large too moor at this dock, without jutting into the shipping channel, preventing visiting cruise vessels from mooring. On June 4, 2019, the Norgoma was moved to an alternate mooring site, on property previously owned by Algoma Steel, a site not open to the public.[4] In September 2019, citing breach of the 1981 agreement, the City repossessed the ship and put her for sale.[2]

A planned sale of the vessel to Dwor Metal company fell through in January of 2023. [5] The company's owner had planned to renovate the vessel for private use, but the transaction fell through. The vessel remains moored on the former Algoma Steel property as of January 2023.

References

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  1. ^ Shelley J. Pearen (2001). Exploring Manitoulin. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-8461-3. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26.
  2. ^ a b Della-Mattia, Elaine (12 September 2019). "Norgoma on the selling block". The Sault Star. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. ^ David Helwig (2019-03-18). "City effectively banishes Norgoma to inaccessible site at Algoma Steel". Soo Today. Retrieved 2019-06-18. 'We don't have the capital for it. We'd have to liquidate what we have,' Warren McFadden, a member of the marine centre board, told tonight's City Council meeting.
  4. ^ "Norgoma's gone (6 photos)". Soo Today. 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2019-06-18. The city changed the locks on the boat last month and fenced it off after deciding in March that the Norgoma would need to be removed from the Bondar Marina - where it has been moored since its decommissioning in the mid-1970s - to allow for dock replacement.
  5. ^ Elaine Della-Mattia (2023-01-18). "M.S. Norgoma sale sinks, new purchaser sought by city". Sault Star. Retrieved 2023-09-14. The City of Sault Ste. Marie has reached out to two others who may have interest in purchasing the M.S. Norgoma.
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