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The steamship Col. James M. Schoonmaker began life on 1 July 1911 at the Great Lakes Engineering Works in Ecorse, Michigan. At the time of her launch she took the title of Queen of the Lakes which is given to the biggest ship on the Great Lakes. She became the flagship of the Shenango Furnace Company.
Largest ship to have sunk on the Lakes; Most well known Queen; most recent lake freighter to sink Murray Bay: September 17, 1959 December 7, 1962 730 222.5 bulk carrier September 17, 1958 renamed Comeaudoc: Out of service December 4, 1996; scrapped, Port Colborne, Canada 2002 First 730 ft vessel on the Lakes SS Arthur B. Homer: November 7, 1959
SS Edward L. Ryerson is a steel-hulled American Great Lakes freighter that entered service in 1960. Built between April 1959 and January 1960 for the Inland Steel Company, she was the third of the thirteen so-called 730-class of lake freighters, each of which shared the unofficial title of "Queen of the Lakes", as a result of their record-breaking length.
Since Great Lakes waves do not achieve the great length or period of ocean waves, particularly compared to the waves' height, ships are in less danger of being suspended between two waves and breaking, so the ratio between the ship's length, beam and its depth can be larger than that of an ocean-going ship. The lake vessels generally have a 10: ...
Queen of the Lakes since 1981; MG Winfield Scott (LT-805) 1993: 2021: Currently on long-term lay-up in Ludington, Michigan [11] MV Mark W. Barker: 2022: The first Great Lakes bulk carrier to be built on the Great Lakes in more than 35 years; The first ship on the Great Lakes with engines that meet EPA Tier 4 emissions standards
Launched as MV William J. De Lancey, she was the last of the thirteen "thousand footers" to enter service on the Great Lakes, and was also the last Great Lakes vessel built at the American Ship Building Company yard in Lorain, Ohio. The MV Paul R. Tregurtha is the current flagship for the Interlake Steamship Company.
Enjoy a classic game of Hearts and watch out for the Queen of Spades!
By length overall, 714 ft 3 in (217.7 m), the ship was longest on the lakes and thus became "Queen of the Lakes" and the longest freighter in the world. [ 8 ] Registry information shows the ship retained the U.S. Official Number assigned to Marine Robin (245496) with the signal/radio call sign of WE5200.