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MV Indiana Harbor is a very large diesel-powered lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company.This vessel was built in 1979 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology.
Presque Isle: 1973 The first 1,000-foot integrated tugboat/barge and the second 1,000 footer overall. [20] James R. Barker: 1976 First standard construction 1,000-footer. Edwin H. Gott: 1978 The most powerful freighter when launched with two engines rated at 19,500 brake horsepower (14,500 kW) each.
Renamed as USS Presque Isle (APB-44) on 31 March 1945, she provided logistic support for the Iwo Jima campaign from 22 February to 3 March. At Saipan , she prepared for the invasion of Okinawa . At Okinawa, she participated in a diversionary landing on the southern coast on 1 April 1945, and that day rescued 188 men from LST-884 which had been ...
The Old Presque Isle Light was the first lighthouse in the Presque Isle, Michigan area. The light was built in 1840, and was constructed of two-thirds stone and one-third brick. However, the tower and dwelling did not last long in the harsh weather, however, and by 1867 they were deteriorated enough for Congress to find need for a newer station.
Great Lakes Fleet was formed on July 1, 1967, when U.S. Steel consolidated its Great Lakes shipping operations by merging the Pittsburgh Steamship Division and its sister fleet, the Bradley Transportation Company forming the USS Great Lakes Fleet.
Early in the morning of July 20, 1897, while travelling on Lake Huron, Ira H. Owen collided with the package freighter Susquehanna in thick fog off Presque Isle, Michigan. [13] [19] Both vessels were severely damaged; Ira H. Owen headed for Alpena, Michigan, for repairs, while Susquehanna proceeded to Middle Island, and eventually sailed to ...
Presque Isle (French: presqu'île, meaning 'almost island') is a peninsula. Presque Isle , Presqu'Ile , Presquisle , Presqueile may refer to: Presque-isle , a type of peninsula
Presque Isle County (/ ˈ p r ɛ s k iː l / PRESK-eel) is a county in the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census , the population was 12,982. [ 2 ] The county seat is Rogers City . [ 3 ]