by import2 | February 14, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1966 1966: Ford Motor Co., looking to expand its fleet, purchased the JOSEPH S. WOOD, a.) RICHARD M. MARSHALL on February 14, 1966, for $4.3 million and renamed her c.) JOHN DYKSTRA. In 1983, she was renamed d.) BENSON FORD. Renamed e.) US.265808, in 1985, she was...
by import2 | February 13, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1897 1897: February 13, 1897 – PERE MARQUETTE (later named PERE MARQUETTE 15) arrived in Ludington on her maiden voyage, with Captain Joseph “Joe” Russell in command. 1926 1926: POINTE NOIRE was launched February 13, 1926, as a.) SAMUEL MATHER...
by import2 | February 12, 2025 | Boatnerd News
New Corps tug for Soo launched in Louisiana The Soo Project Office, located in Sault Ste. Marie, MI, will receive two new tugs this year. The tug captains, engineers and crews recently went to the Lower Atchafalaya River at the shipbuilder’s Morgan City, LA, facility...
by import2 | February 11, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1826 1826: Albert Edgar Goodrich, the founder of the Goodrich Steamboat Line, was born in Hamburg, New York, near Buffalo on 11 February 1826. 1911 1911: BEN W. CALVIN (Hull#388) was launched in 1911, at Lorain, Ohio by American Ship Building Co. 1918 1918: ...
by import2 | February 10, 2025 | Boatnerd Archives
1890 1890: On 10 February 1890, NYANZA (wooden propeller freighter, 280 foot, 1,888 gross tons) was launched at F. W. Wheeler’s yard (Hull #63) in W. Bay City, Michigan by West Bay City Ship Building Co. In 1916, she was renamed LANDBO and she lasted until...
