by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
The classic Great Lakes bulk carrier Reserve was built in 1953 at Great Lakes Engineering Works, River Rouge, MI as their hull # 299 after being launched November 15, 1952 for the Columbia Transportation Co. division of Oglebay Norton Co., Cleveland, OH. The Reserve...
by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
Launched on June 18, 1968 for the Algoma Central Corp., Sault Ste. Marie, ON; the keel for this classic traditional styled straight deck bulk carrier was laid December 28, 1967 as hull # 191 by Collingwood Shipyards, Collingwood, ON. At a formal ceremony held at the...
by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
The keel was laid on March 3, 1962 for this large straight deck bulk carrier at Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon, QC, as their hull # 638. The laker was launched Dec. 17, 1962 as Frankcliffe Hall (2), and completed in 1963 for the Hall Corporation of Canada, Montreal, QC...
by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
By Brian Ferguson Over one century ago the steel bulk carrier Presque Isle (Cleveland hull #30) slid down the ways at the Cleveland Shipbuilding yard in Cleveland, Ohio. It was May 25, 1898 and she had been built for the Presque Isle Transportation Company but was...
by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
Constructed as the deep-sea ore carrier Ems Ore, this vessel was built by Schlieker-Werft, Hamburg, West Germany, as their hull # 535 and launched October 17, 1959. Ems Ore was built with her pilothouse amidships. The ship’s original dimensions were 546′...
by import | April 19, 2021 | Import Vessels
(Feux-Follets 1967 – 1972) By George Wharton On November 15, 1966, the keel for this classic Great Lakes bulk steamer was laid at Collingwood Shipyards Ltd. of Collingwood, ON. The new laker was launched on June 16, 1967 as the Feux-Follets for...
