by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
In mid-1905, Shenango Furnace Co. of Pittsburgh, PA, contracted Great Lakes Engineering Works of Ecorse, MI, to construct the company’s first ship. The keel for Hull #17 was laid down on October 16, 1905, and was christened William P. Snyder and launched into the...
by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
By George Wharton Launched November 23, 1962; this Great Lakes “straight deck” bulk carrier was built by Verolme Cork Shipyard, Cork, Ireland as their hull # 662 for Mohawk Navigation Co., Montreal, QC. The new laker was the first major Great Lakes...
by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
by George Wharton Originally built in 1960 as the deep sea ore carrier Ruhr Ore by Schlieker-Werft, Hamburg, West Germany; this ship was launched March 19, 1960 as shipyard hull # 536. The Ruhr Ore entered service in June of 1960 carrying iron ore from...
by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
by George Wharton The classic steamer American Fortitude was originally built in 1953 as a straight deck bulk carrier with coal-fired boilers by the former American Ship Building Co. yard at Lorain, OH as their hull # 869. The vessel was launched November 19,...
by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
By Laura Price The Calumet was built in 1973 as the William R. Roesch by the American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, OH as Hull # 901 at a cost of $12.4 million. She was the first vessel completed under Title XI of the 1970 Merchant Marine Act and is virtually identical to...
