Algoterra
The oil/chemical tanker Algoterra (IMO 9442249) was built in 2010 at Jiangnan Shipyard Corp. Shanghai, China, as Louise Knutsen for the Knutsen Tanker Group, Haugesund, Norway. The vessel measures 473 feet in length, 75 feet in width and has a depth of 40 feet 8 inches. Her gross tonnage is 11,889 (deadweight 16,512).
After being bought by the Algoma Central Corp., she departed Amsterdam on March 30, 2019 and traveled through the English Channel before crossing the Atlantic Ocean destined for Halifax NS, where she entered service under the Canadian flag.
Written by Roger LeLievre.
Algoterra (2019-Present)
![Happy Canada Day to all my Canadian friends! It’s a beautiful day for it! And photographed the beautiful Canadian Tanker Algoterra this morning in honor of it! ~ July 1, 2025 [Carson Last]](https://www.boatnerd.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2025/07/Algoterra-7-1-2025-Carson-Last/3794850890.png)
Happy Canada Day to all my Canadian friends! It’s a beautiful day for it! And photographed the beautiful Canadian Tanker Algoterra this morning in honor of it! ~ July 1, 2025 [Carson Last]
![Tanker Algoterra overtaking TugTank Barge EverlastNorman McLeod on the St. Clair River, at sunrise - March 7, 2025 [Rod Burdick]](https://www.boatnerd.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2025/03/Tanker-Algoterra-overtaking-TugTank-Barge-EverlastNorman-McLeod-on-the-St_-Clair-River-at-sunrise-March-7-2025-Rod-Burdick/1388646168.png)
Tanker Algoterra overtaking TugTank Barge EverlastNorman McLeod on the St. Clair River, at sunrise - March 7, 2025 [Rod Burdick]
![Tanker Algoterra, High and Dry, undergoing repairs at Sarnia Harbour, St. Clair River, view from Port Huron - February-18-, 2025 [Rod Burdick]](https://www.boatnerd.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2025/02/Tanker-Algoterra-High-and-Dry-undergoing-repairs-at-Sarnia-Harbour-St_-Clair-River-view-from-Port-Huron-February-18-2025-Rod-Burdick/270228150.png)
Tanker Algoterra, High and Dry, undergoing repairs at Sarnia Harbour, St. Clair River, view from Port Huron - February-18-, 2025 [Rod Burdick]
![Algoterra [Matthew Pfeilstucker] 12-9-2024 Algoterra at Seaway Island earlier today. Booty shot in comments.](https://www.boatnerd.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2024/12/Algoterra-Matthew-Pfeilstucker-12-9-2024/668520664.png)
Algoterra [Matthew Pfeilstucker] 12-9-2024 Algoterra at Seaway Island earlier today. Booty shot in comments.
Louise Knutsen (2010-19)
Vessel Details
| IMO No. | 9442249 |
| Year Built | 2010 |
| Builder | Jiangnan Shipyard Co., Ltd. (Shanghai, China) |
| Length | 472’7″ / 144.05m |
| Beam | 75’6″ / 23.3m |
| Depth | 40’8″ / 12.4m |
| Midsummer Draft | 29’3″ / 8.92m |
| Cargo Pumps | 12 pumps @ 300 m³/hr each |
| Capacity | 119,764 bbl / 19,041 m³ / 19,160 t |
| Engine Power | 8,445 bhp diesel |
| Previous Names | Louise Knutsen (2010-19) |
| Previous Fleets | Knutsen Tanker Group (2010-19) |

![Algoterra 7-14-2025 [Jim Winsor]](https://www.boatnerd.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2025/07/Algoterra-7-14-2025-Jim-Winsor/480621684.png)
![Algoterra [Rod Burdick] 2-20-2024](https://www.boatnerd.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2024/02/Algoterra-Rod-Burdick-2-20-2024-1/814152206.png)
![Algoterra [Rod Burdick] 2-20-2024](https://www.boatnerd.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/2024/02/Algoterra-Rod-Burdick-2-20-2024/4184033092.png)
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