by import | April 20, 2021 | Import Vessels
The keel was laid May 17, 1967 at Davie Shipbuilding Ltd., Lauzon, QC for their hull # 661 which has proven to be the last classic straight deck bulk carrier (wheelhouse forward) built for the Canada Steamship Lines fleet of Montreal, QC. The vessel was launched...
by import | April 20, 2021 | Import Vessels
Federal Danube was constructed in 1980 by N. V. Cockerill Yards of Hoboken Belgium, as a gearless bulk carrier for Fednav LTD. She was one of several sister ships constructed of the same design at that time. She is 729’11’’ long, 76’07’’ wide, and 47’ deep, and is...
by import | April 20, 2021 | Import Vessels
One of the better-known lakers is the Arthur M. Anderson. Renowned for her role involving the loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Nov. 10, 1975, the Arthur M. Anderson was the last vessel to have had visual, radio and radar contact with the Edmund Fitzgerald. Built by...
by import | April 20, 2021 | Import Vessels
The self-unloading bulk freighter John G. Munson (2) was built in 1952 as hull # 415 by Manitowoc Shipbuilding, Inc., Manitowoc, WI. The construction was a result of a contract awarded to Manitowoc Shipbuilding by Irvin L. Clymer, president of Bradley Transportation...
by import | April 20, 2021 | Import Vessels
The self-unloading bulk carrier Roger Blough, sailing for the Duluth-based Great Lakes Fleet, was built in two sections as hull #900 by the American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, OH, for the USS Great Lakes Fleet, Duluth, MN, at a cost of approximately $20 million. The...
by import | April 20, 2021 | Import Vessels
Constructed as a Great Lakes bulk freighter, this vessel was built by Great Lakes Engineering Works, Rouge River, MI. She was launched Feb. 28, 1942 as the steamer Leon Fraser for the Pittsburgh Steamship Co., Cleveland, OH. The Leon Fraser was the first of five...
