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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.
On April 20, 1841, the Detroit Free Press referred to the steamer Illinois as "Queen of the Waters", [8] but given that three vessels in that century were named Queen of the Lakes, its use as a title for the longest ship was not then common. The title is applied retroactively to vessels launched before this use of the title became popular.
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.
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
Great Lakes Register (1916). Great Lakes Register for the Construction and Classification of Steel and Wooden Vessels. Volume 18. Cleveland: Great Lakes Register. hdl:2027/mdp.39015057176235. Greenwood, John Orville (1973). Namesakes II: A Factual Photostory of Former Vessels on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River During the Period 1940 ...
Built for passenger and package freight service on the Great Lakes, [8] Noronic had five decks, was 362 feet (110 m) in length, and measured 6,095 gross register tons. At maximum capacity, she could hold 600 passengers and 200 crew. One of Canada's largest and most beautiful passenger ships at the time, she was nicknamed the “Queen of the Lakes."
A contemporary souvenir booklet called her "the greatest marine wonder of its time", [1] and another publication dubbed her the "Queen of the Lakes". [16] She had an estimated capacity of 4,000–5,000 passengers on her four decks, but it was reported that she carried 7,000 on her maiden voyage. [ 17 ]
The J. Pierpont Morgan was the Queen of the Lakes, when launched – i.e. the longest ship on the Great Lakes. [3] She was Queen of the Lakes from April 12, 1906, to August 18, 1906. According to Mark L. Thompson , author of Queen of the Lakes , she was the first of the " 600-footers ", a series of dozens of lake freighters built to her design ...