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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.
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 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.
First iron-hulled lake freighter. Onoko: 1882 Followed Brunswick in advancing the design of what would become the Great Lakes boat Spokane: 1886 First steel-hulled lake freighter. Hennepin: 1888 Originally Str. George H. Dyer, it was the first ship retrofitted to have self-unloading equipment in 1902. Hennepin sank in a storm in 1927. [5 ...
The principal member of the Steinbrenner family who was involved in the operation of the company at this time was George Steinbrenner, who by then already was becoming better known as the principal owner of the New York Yankees. The company began having difficulties in the 1980s, going through a bankruptcy in 1993. The company was sold in 1995.
Pages in category "Great Lakes freighters" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 208 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Formerly Willam J. Delancey largest lake freighter ever built In operation R. J. Hackett United States Vulcan Transportation Company 1869 1,129 First lake freighter Burned and sank on November 12, 1905 Radcliffe R. Latimer Canada Algoma Central: 1978 22,465 Formerly Algobay, Atlantic Trader: In operation Regina Canada Canadian Steamship Lines: 1907
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