by import | April 6, 2021 | Import Vessels
M/S Hamburg is a 15,000-ton, 420-passenger luxury cruise ship owned by the Conti Group and operated by Plantours Kreuzfahrten. She was built in 1997 in Wismar, Germany. Her relative small size (overall length 472 feet) allowed her to transit the Great Lakes in North...
by import | April 6, 2021 | Import Vessels
By Jody Aho The Cason J. Callaway was one of the eight “AAA” class vessels which entered service during 1952 and 1953. She was the last of the trio of vessels in this class (the Philip R. Clarke and Arthur M. Anderson were the first two) built for...
by import | April 6, 2021 | Import Vessels
by George WhartonThis twin-screw self-unloading bulk carrier was built in two sections. The forward cargo section was built by American Shipbuilding Co., Toledo, OH and was transferred to the Amship yard in Lorain, OH where it was mated up with the aft section. The...
by import | April 6, 2021 | Import Vessels
by Todd DavidsonLaunched in 1981 at the Bay Shipbuilding Company in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Her owners, American Steamship Company, were delivered their answer to the Lorain to Cleveland ore shuttle problems. ASC needed a highly specialized vessel to transit the long...
by import | April 6, 2021 | Import Vessels
By Rod Burdick Edwin H. Gott is one of thirteen 1000 foot vessels sailing the Great Lakes. She was the eighth super carrier to enter service during a ten year building program from 1971 to 1981. Gott is a product of Bay Shipbuilding and was launched on July 19, 1978....
by import | April 6, 2021 | Import Vessels
By Jerry Petill The steamer Philip R. Clarke was the first of three AAA class vessels built for the Pittsburgh Steamship Company in the early 1950s. The vessel namesake is Mr. Philip Ream Clarke. Mr. Clarke was a lifelong banker and served on the Board of Directors of...
