This lake and ocean bulk carrier was launched as the Soodoc (2) for N. M. Paterson & Sons Ltd., Thunder Bay, ON on April 29, 1976. She was built to Ice Class 3 standards by Collingwood Shipyards, Collingwood, ON. Her power is derived from 2 V-12 cylinder 2,000 horsepower diesel engines driving a controllable pitch propeller giving her a rated service speed of 14 knots. Her 4 hatches feed into 3 holds where she is capable of carrying 7,349 tons at her maximum mid-summer draft of 24′ 09″. While in England in 1977, the Soodoc was converted to a crane ship with the installation of 4 10-ton cranes that can be twinned to 20-ton.
As part of the Paterson fleet, the Soodoc has carried cargoes such as granite, fertilizer, zinc, fluorspar, urea, phosphate, salt, and various grain products. Outside of the United States and Canada; she has visited countries such as Columbia, Mexico, Bermuda, Ukraine, Netherlands Antilles, Jamaica, Venezuela, and Algeria. She has also made regular visits to the Canadian Arctic.
Transport Desgagnés Inc., Quebec City, QC acquired the vessel on June 22, 1990 renaming her Amélia Desgagnés. As part of the Desgagnés fleet, the Amélia Desgagnés is active trading on the Great Lakes, the Arctic, and ocean routes. Her cargoes now could include pig iron, coal, grain products, salt, and aluminum.
The vessel was sold for scrap and renamed Amélia on June 21, 2017 with a new registry of Malakal Harbor, Palau. Departed Quebec City on July 27, 2017 for the breakers. Arrived at the breakers in Aliaga, Turkey on August 18, 2017.
Written by George Wharton.
| Ship Particulars | |
| Length | 355′ 00″ (108.21m) |
| Beam | 49′ 00″ (14.94m) |
| Depth | 30′ 06″ (9.3m) |
| Midsummer Draft | 24′ 09″ (7.54m) |
| Capacity | 7,500 tons |
| Engine Power | 4,000 bhp diesel |
| Previous Names | |
| Soodoc (2) | 1976 – 1990 |
| Amélia Desgagnés | 1990 – 2017 |
| Amélia | scrapyard trip |