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English River is a Canadian lake freighter and bulk carrier , launched in 1961 .. Canadian. Canadian. lake freighter. lake freighter. bulk carrier. bulk carrier. In her initial years she carried bulk cargoes and deck cargoes to smaller ports on the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence River watershed and estuary .. Great Lakes. Great Lakes. Saint Lawrence River. Saint Lawrence River. Her cargo capacity is about a quarter that of most of the Great Lakes fleet , she is slightly more than half the length , and her draught is about two-thirds that of larger vessels .. Great Lakes. Great Lakes. By 1973 there was less need to sail to these small ports , as they could be served by new roads or railroads , so she was converted to a self-loading and unloading bulk carrier .. bulk carrier. bulk carrier. Subsequently she has carried mainly raw concrete for the construction industry .. She was built in Collingwood , Ontario by Collingwood Shipyards .. Collingwood Shipyards. Collingwood Shipyards. She was initially owned by Canadian General Electric .. Canadian. Canadian. Canadian General Electric. Canadian General Electric. However , they never operated the vessel , chartering her to Canada Steamship Lines .. Canada Steamship Lines. Canada Steamship Lines. Canada Steamship bought the vessel in 1963 .. In 1973 , the vessel was refitted and equipped with self-loading equipment by Port Arthur Shipbuilding in what is now Thunder Bay , Ontario .. Port Arthur Shipbuilding. Port Arthur Shipbuilding. At that point she was chartered to Canada Cement Lafarge .. Canada Cement Lafarge. Canada Cement Lafarge. Canada Steamship Lines continued to operate the vessel , but Laurentide Financial assumed ownership , until 1992 , when Lafarge took over ownership .. Canada Steamship Lines. Canada Steamship Lines. Laurentide Financial. Laurentide Financial. Her refit increased her cargo capacity from 5200 long ton to 7450 long ton .. Canada Steamship Lines continues to operate the vessel , Lafarge continues to own her .. Canada Steamship Lines. Canada Steamship Lines. She carries raw concrete from quarries in Bath , Ontario to Toronto ,. Toronto. Toronto. Hamilton ,. Hamilton. Hamilton, Ontario. Whitefish ,. Whitefish. Whitefish, Ontario. Port Stanley ,. Port Stanley. Port Stanley, Ontario. Buffalo ,. Buffalo. Buffalo, New York. Cleveland ,. Cleveland. Cleveland, Ohio. Detroit and. Detroit. Detroit. Oswego , New York .. English River has been a relatively safe vessel , and has been one of the earliest vessels to travel the lakes in the spring .. In 1996 she collided with a dock in Cleveland .. Cleveland. Cleveland, Ohio. In 2012 an employee of Port Weller Dry Docks was seriously injured when he fell 10 m into her hold in a shipyard in Port Weller , Ontario .. Port Weller Dry Docks. Port Weller Dry Docks. English River had a sister ship , -- also named after an Ontario River .. sister ship. sister ship