by import2 | July 17, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
On this day in 1902, the JAMES H. HOYT, the first boat with hatches constructed at 12-foot centers, loaded 5,250 tons of iron ore in 30.5 minutes on her maiden voyage. Several days later, the cargo was unloaded at Conneaut in three hours and 52 minutes. On this day in...
by import2 | July 16, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
DETROIT EDISON, of 1955, departed Quebec City July 16th 1986, along with former fleet mate SHARON, in tow of the U.S. tug PRUDENT, to Brownsville, Texas for scrapping. The SAGINAW BAY departed Quebec City on July 16, 1985, in tandem with the E.B. BARBER, towed by the...
by import2 | July 15, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
July 15, 1991 – The Spanish, 1975-built, 7,311 gross ton, ocean motor bulk carrier MILANOS, anchored in the Detroit River since July 2, began the long slow trip home. Auxiliar de Transporte Maritimos, the ship’s owners, decided it would be cheaper to tow the...
by import2 | July 14, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
The AMERICAN REPUBLIC (Hull#724) was launched July 14, 1980, by the Bay Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, for the American Steamship Co. She was renamed b) GREAT REPUBLIC in 2011. While upbound in the St. Lawrence River on July 14, 1970, for Saginaw,...
by import2 | July 13, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
Algoma’s straight-deck bulk freighter ALGOWEST was christened at Collingwood on July 13, 1982. She was converted to a self-unloader in 1998, and renamed b.) PETER R. CRESSWELL in 2001. The vessel was scrapped in Turkey in 2016. SASKATCHEWAN PIONEER (Hull#258)...
by import2 | July 12, 2022 | Boatnerd Archives
On this day in 1978, the keel for Hull #909 was laid at Toledo, Ohio, after Interlake Steamship and Republic Steel signed a 25-year haulage contract. Hull#909 was to be named WILLIAM J. DE LANCEY and renamed PAUL R. TREGURTHA in 1990. On July 12, 2005, the DAY...
