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The lake freighter SS Henry Steinbrenner was a 427-foot (130 m) long, 50-foot (15 m) wide, and 28-foot (8.5 m) deep, [1] dry bulk freighter of typical construction style for the early 1900s, primarily designed for the iron ore, coal, and grain trades on the Great Lakes.
Lake freighters, or lakers, are bulk carriers operating on the Great Lakes of North America. These vessels are traditionally called boats , although classified as ships . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Freighters typically have a long, narrow hull, a raised pilothouse , and the engine located at the rear of the ship.
It's noted that the Walters was the freighter built to replace the SS William C. Moreland, which ran aground on Sawtooth Reef, Lake Superior. The Pilot house of the Irvan L. Clymer is located on Pier B in Duluth, Minnesota. Built in 1917 and scrapped in 1994 the Irvan L. Clymer ' s pilot house sits at the end of the pier.
Mississagi was a Type L6-S-B1 lake freighter launched in 1943. [1] [2] Originally she was powered by a 2,500 horsepower (1,900 kW) triple-expansion steam engine.In 1985 her steam engines were replaced by a 4,500 horsepower (3,400 kW) diesel engine.
Lake freighter Foundered on Lake Superior; all 24 crew members died. Location unknown. [29] Henry S. Sill: 1903 1947 416 Lake freighter Scrapped in 1947, in Hamilton, Ontario. [30] Wisconsin: 1903 1946 428 Lake freighter Scrapped in 1946, in Hamilton, Ontario. [31] George W. Perkins: 1905 1981 569 Lake freighter
The Type L6 ship is a United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) designation for World War II as a Great Lakes dry break bulk cargo ship.The L-Type Great Lakes Dry Bulk Cargo Ships were built in 1943 to carry much-needed iron ore from the upper Great Lakes to the steel and iron production facilities on Lakes Erie and Ontario in support of the war effort.
The American Steamship Company was founded in 1907 in Buffalo, New York by partners John J. Boland and Adam E. Cornelius.Their first ship, the SS Yale was the first steel vessel owned by a Buffalo firm and earned large profits for the partners.