by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
By Laura Price The Calumet was built in 1973 as the William R. Roesch by the American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, OH as Hull # 901 at a cost of $12.4 million. She was the first vessel completed under Title XI of the 1970 Merchant Marine Act and is virtually identical to...
by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
Designed by Frank Kirby and built by Toledo Ship Building Co. of Toledo, OH in 1911, hull # 119. Launched as CHIEF WAWATAM for Mackinac Transportation Co. of St. Ignace, MI for use as a railroad ferry link crossing the Straits of Mackinac. Keel laid on June 1, 1911,...
by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
by George Wharton A “one of a kind” lake boat from its inception including its unique hull design with a bulbous bow; Mr. Ralph Misener, president of the Scott Misener Steamships Ltd., St. Catharines, ON devoted much time in the mid...
by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
Built by American Ship Building Co. as hull #329. Launched on December 12, 1903 as the bulk freight steamer EDWIN F. HOLMES for the Commonwealth Steamship Fleet (one of the Hawgood fleets). Dimensions: 440’ LOA x 50’ beam x 28’ depth; 4,787 GRT 3,517 NRT. Powered by a...
by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
by George Wharton After World War II, Gordon C. Leitch and James Norris owners of Toronto’s Upper Lakes and St. Lawrence Transportation Co., saw the need to embark on a new shipbuilding program in order to keep up with a rapidly changing industry. With...
by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
By Brian Ferguson On October 18, 1924 Great Lakes Engineering Works launched its first vessel at the new River Rouge, MI shipyard. Hull #248 would be christened the Joseph H. Frantz (U.S. 224409) as the flag ship for the Columbia Steamship...
