by import | April 1, 2021 | Import Vessels
Originally built as a deep sea tanker; the new ship’s keel was laid at the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pa yard on April 2, 1936 as their hull # 155. The tanker was launched on September 23, 1936 as the 15,515 ton (15,764 mt) capacity Pan-Amoco...
by import | April 1, 2021 | Import Vessels
Only the second bulk cement carrier built from the keel up, the S.T. Crapo was built as hull # 256 in 1927 by the Great Lakes Engineering Works, River Rouge, MI. The vessel was launched and christened July 7, 1927 for the Huron Transportation Co., division of Huron...
by import | April 1, 2021 | Import Vessels
The 124-foot, 7,200-horsepower Z-drive tug Dorothy Ann was designed by Ocean Tug & Barge Engineering of Bellingham, Massachusetts. Hull construction began at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, on January 1st, 1998. The tug’s hull, including...
by import | April 1, 2021 | Import Vessels
By George Wharton The Great Lakes gearless bulk carrier (“straight decker”) John Sherwin was built in 1958 by the American Ship Building Co., Toledo, OH as their hull # 192. This traditional styled laker was launched November 2, 1957 for owners Interlake...
by import | April 1, 2021 | Import Vessels
By Todd Davidson Constructed in 1951-51, for the Cleveland Cliffs Steamship Company, the Edward B. Greene was the first vessel in the history of the Great Lakes to be built completely in drydock, She was 1 of 8 of the new AAA-Korea class boats to be built for...
by import | April 1, 2021 | Import Vessels
Great Lakes self-unloading bulk carrier built by Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay WI. Keel laid June 23, 2020. Floated out January 4, 2021 Launched October 28, 2021 for Interlake Steamship Co., Middleburg Heights, OH. She is believed to be the first...
