Wherever I May Roam... (ALGOMA BUFFALO)

Built in 1978 for the American Steamship Company, the BUFFALO was acquired by Canadian-based Algoma Central Marine in 2017.

Adding their traditional "ALGOMA" prefix to her name, she became the ALGOMA BUFFALO.

I really like how ACM attempts to keep at least a portion of a ship's former name when she joins their fleet.

Although unable to capture her in full color, I'm sure that she's been painted navy blue. She had a black hull with American Steamship Co., and still bore black paint in the early photographs after joining ALGOMA.

Not entirely sure why the forecastle is white, when the aftercastle has been painted a dark color...

Some Algoma ships are completely painted navy blue from bow to stern.

Can still make out the lettering of her original name "BUFFALO".

This probably wouldn't be visible if the the forecastle had been painted dark like the rest of the ship...

Kinda like this snapshot of the superstructure and self unloading boom against a dramatic sky.

Reading up on the specs, didn't realize that she's "only" 634 feet long. All these ships look incredibly massive when you're a hundred feet away.

The aftercastle (formerly white) has also been painted navy blue.

Had never seen any vessels from the American Steamship Company in all my years spent along the Seaway, as they normally operate on the Great Lakes...

With so many Algoma ships from this era being retired (CAPTAIN HENRY JACKMAN, ALGOWEST...), it's a refreshing to see what's become the new "classic".