by import | April 20, 2021 | Import Vessels
The self-unloading bulk freighter John G. Munson (2) was built in 1952 as hull # 415 by Manitowoc Shipbuilding, Inc., Manitowoc, WI. The construction was a result of a contract awarded to Manitowoc Shipbuilding by Irvin L. Clymer, president of Bradley Transportation...
by import | April 20, 2021 | Import Vessels
The self-unloading bulk carrier Roger Blough, sailing for the Duluth-based Great Lakes Fleet, was built in two sections as hull #900 by the American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, OH, for the USS Great Lakes Fleet, Duluth, MN, at a cost of approximately $20 million. The...
by import | April 20, 2021 | Import Vessels
Constructed as a Great Lakes bulk freighter, this vessel was built by Great Lakes Engineering Works, Rouge River, MI. She was launched Feb. 28, 1942 as the steamer Leon Fraser for the Pittsburgh Steamship Co., Cleveland, OH. The Leon Fraser was the first of five...
by import | April 20, 2021 | Import Vessels
On February 20, 1959; the Great Lakes Engineering Works, River Rouge (Detroit), MI side-launched their new hull # 302 into the Rouge River, the new hull becoming the heaviest vessel ever side-launched by the shipyard. Christened the Herbert C. Jackson for owners...
by import | April 20, 2021 | Import Vessels
This classic Great Lakes self-unloader was originally built as a straight deck bulk carrier. The Shenango Furnace Co. of Pittsburgh, PA, announced in 1957 that a contract had been granted to the American Ship Building Co. of Toledo, OH, to build a new freighter for...
