by import | April 20, 2021 | Import Vessels
By George Wharton This “river class” self-unloading bulk freighter was built at a cost of $14.1 million by the American Ship Building Co., Lorain, OH. Her keel was laid June 1, 1973 with the vessel being launched September 9, 1974 as the Wolverine...
by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
In the early 1950s and due to the Korean War, extra carrying capacity was needed for the movement of iron ore from the upper Great Lakes to the steel mills of the lower lakes. With Great Lakes shipyards booked to capacity, ship owners had to look elsewhere to build...
by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
In mid-1905, Shenango Furnace Co. of Pittsburgh, PA, contracted Great Lakes Engineering Works of Ecorse, MI, to construct the company’s first ship. The keel for Hull #17 was laid down on October 16, 1905, and was christened William P. Snyder and launched into the...
by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
By George Wharton Launched November 23, 1962; this Great Lakes “straight deck” bulk carrier was built by Verolme Cork Shipyard, Cork, Ireland as their hull # 662 for Mohawk Navigation Co., Montreal, QC. The new laker was the first major Great Lakes...
by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
by George Wharton Originally built in 1960 as the deep sea ore carrier Ruhr Ore by Schlieker-Werft, Hamburg, West Germany; this ship was launched March 19, 1960 as shipyard hull # 536. The Ruhr Ore entered service in June of 1960 carrying iron ore from...
by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
by George Wharton The classic steamer American Fortitude was originally built in 1953 as a straight deck bulk carrier with coal-fired boilers by the former American Ship Building Co. yard at Lorain, OH as their hull # 869. The vessel was launched November 19,...
