by boatnerddemo | February 25, 2023 | Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.
Joseph L. Block With the keel being laid down in July of 1975, this Great Lakes self unloading bulk carrier was built by Bay Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI as hull #715. The new hull was launched February 26th, 1976 and was christened June 29th, 1976 as the Joseph...
by boatnerddemo | February 25, 2023 | Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.
Wilfred Sykes Built by American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, OH in 1949 for Inland Steel Co., the streamlined bulk freighter Wilfred Sykes was the first new American-built Great Lakes vessel constructed after World War II. At the time of her launch, she was the largest...
by boatnerddemo | February 25, 2023 | Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.
Edward L. Ryerson The Edward L. Ryerson, is one of only two remaining straight-deck bulk carriers still part of the American fleet on the Great Lakes; the other being the John Sherwin (2). Built as hull # 425 by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Inc. of Manitowoc, WI; the...
