by import2 | May 10, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
1923 – H.A. ROCK of the Forest City Steamship Co. went aground in Georgian Bay. The vessel was taken to drydock where the plates were removed, re-rolled and put back. The ship was idle May 18 to June 1 and the cost was $13,707.60. Steamer COLUMBIA (Hull#148) was...
by import2 | May 9, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
The JOHN J BOLAND (Hull# 417) was launched May 9, 1953 at Manitowoc, Wisconsin by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. for the American Steamship Co. making way for the keel of the DETROIT EDISON (2) to be laid. The BOLAND was renamed b.) SAGINAW in 1999. On May 9, 1951 the...
by import2 | May 8, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
FRED R. WHITE JR. was christened May 8, 1979, named for Oglebay Norton’s then vice-chairman of the board. The 1,000-foot COLUMBIA STAR was christened May 8, 1981, at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, for Columbia Transportation Div., Oglebay Norton Co. EDGAR B. SPEER...
by import2 | May 7, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
1965: CEDARVILLE and TOPDALSFJORD collided in fog in the Straits of Mackinac. Ten lives were lost when the former, a self-unloader in the Bradley fleet, sank. The latter, a Norwegian freighter, had been a Seaway trader since 1960. Later, on May 11, 1984, as d) JIN...
by import2 | May 6, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
On May 6, 1984 the CANADIAN RANGER sailed from Port Weller on her maiden voyage to load coal at Toledo, Ohio. In 1944 the HILDA (2) and the barge MAITLAND NO.1 started the rescue operation of freighter GEORGE M. HUMPHREY (1) which sank in a collision with the D.M....
by import2 | May 5, 2023 | Boatnerd Archives
WILLIAM CLAY FORD (Hull#300) was launched at River Rouge, Michigan, by Great Lakes Engineering Works, May 5, 1953, for the Ford Motor Co.May 5, 1904 the Crisp Point Light on Lake Superior went into service. On May 5, 1980, the SHARON, a.) ARCHERS HOPE of 1945,...
