by boatnerddemo | February 28, 2023 | Lower Lakes Towing, Ltd.
Saginaw This Great Lakes self-unloading bulk carrier was built as hull #417 by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI for the American Steamship Co. (Boland & Cornelius, managers), Buffalo, NY. She was launched May 9th, 1953 as the John J. Boland (3) and is...
by boatnerddemo | February 28, 2023 | Lower Lakes Towing, Ltd.
Robert S. Pierson 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 for the Union...
by boatnerddemo | February 28, 2023 | Lower Lakes Towing, Ltd.
Michipicoten The Michipicoten was one of a trio of vessels built on saltwater in 1952 due to a back-up of orders at Great Lakes shipyards. She was launched as the Elton Hoyt 2nd for the Interlake Steamship Company, and the Bethlehem Steel Corporation vessels Johnstown...
by boatnerddemo | February 28, 2023 | Lower Lakes Towing, Ltd.
Manitoulin Lower Lakes Towing Ltd.’s river-class vessel Manitoulin (IMO 8810918) is the result of joining the pre-existing stern section of a Danish-registered chemical tanker with a new, self-unloading bow section built in China. The saltwater Lalandia Swan, owned by...
by boatnerddemo | February 28, 2023 | Lower Lakes Towing, Ltd.
Kaministiqua The vessel Voyageur Pioneer has truly had a colorful career, both in hull colors and trade routes. Her original owners, James Richardson & Sons through their division, Pioneer Shipping Ltd., were dedicated to grain transportation on the Great Lakes. ...
by boatnerddemo | February 28, 2023 | Lower Lakes Towing, Ltd.
Cuyahoga This “L6-S-A1” type (more commonly known as “Maritimer” class) steel bulk freighter was built in 1943 at an approximate cost of $1.97 million by the American Ship Building Co., Lorain, OH (hull # 828) as the Mesabi for the United States Maritime Commission....
