by import2 | December 17, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
The Maritimer THOMAS WILSON operated until December 16, 1979, when she tied up at Toledo. During that final year, the vessel carried only 30 cargoes and all were ore. In 1949, the tow line between the tug JOHN ROEN III and the barge RESOLUTE parted in high seas and a...
by import2 | December 15, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
On 15 December 1902, the TIONESTA (steel propeller passenger steamer, 340 foot, 4,329 gross tons) was launched at the Detroit Ship Building Company, Wyandotte, Michigan (Hull #150) for the Erie & Western Transportation Company (Anchor Line). She was christened by...
by import2 | December 15, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
On December 14, 1926, W.E. FITZGERALD was caught in heavy seas and suffered damaged frames and hull plating. Repairs consisted of replacing nearly 25,000 rivets and numerous hull plates. On 14 December 1902, JOHN E. HALL (wooden propeller freighter, 139 foot, 343...
by import2 | December 13, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
On December 13, 1989, Kinsman’s HENRY STEINBRENNER, a.) WILLIAM A. MC GONAGLE was laid up at Toledo’s Lakefront Dock.CANADIAN ENTERPRISE entered service for Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd. on December 13, 1979. G.A. TOMLINSON, a.) D.O. MILLS arrived under her own...
by import2 | December 12, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
On 12 December 1898, FANNY H (wooden propeller tug, 54 foot, 16 gross tons, built in 1890, at Bay City, Michigan) was sold by J. R. Hitchcock to the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. She underwent a major rebuild in 1908, when she was lengthened to 60 feet. The push tug...
by import2 | December 11, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
On December 11, 1979, while about 11 miles off Manitou Island near the Keweenaw Peninsula, the ASHLAND’s engine stalled due to a faulty relay switch. Caught in heavy weather and wallowing in the wave troughs, she put out a distress call. True to Great Lakes...
