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Ship Particulars | |
Length | 730' 00" (222.51m) |
Beam | 75' 00" (22.86m) |
Depth | 39' 00" (11.89m) |
Midsummer Draft | 29' 01" (8.86m) |
Unloading Boom Conveyor Length | 260' (79.25m) |
Capacity | 26,700 tons |
Engine Power | 7,700 shp steam turbine |
Previous Names | |
Marquette | 1942 - 1943 |
USS Neshanic (AO-71) | 1943 - 1947 |
Gulfoil | 1947 - 1961 |
Pioneer Challenger | 1961 - 1962 |
Middletown | 1962 - 2006 |
American Victory | 2006 - 2018 |
Victo | Montreal scrap tow |
Icto | Turkey scrap tow |
USS Neshanic (AO-71) 1943 - 1947 (U.S. Navy) |
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USS Neshanic in Tokyo Bay, Sept. 26, 1945. |
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USS Neshanic (AO-71). |
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Gulfoil 1947 - 1961 (Gulf Oil Co.) |
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As the Gulfoil. |
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Newspaper article about the Gulfoil fire, Aug. 1958. |
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15 die in collision & fire. |
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Names of the crew. |
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Coast Guard examining a burnt lifeboat. |
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One of the crewmen that helped fight the fire. |
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Pioneer Challenger 1961 - 1962 (Pioneer Steamship Co.) |
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In the Baltimore shipyard. |
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As the Pioneer Challenger. |
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Middletown 1962 - 1994 (Columbia Transportation Division) |
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Pioneer Challenger being painted in Columbia colors. |
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Newspaper article on her history. |
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Downbound in the St. Clair River, Oct. 1965. |
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Spring fit out in Toledo as a straight decker. |
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As a straight decker. |
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Being unloaded by Hulett unloaders. |
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Loading at night. |
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Entering the MacArthur Lock downbound, June 25, 1976. |
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Riding high up the river, 1978. |
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Upbound the Detroit River in 1978. |
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Stern view. |
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Loading ore in Marquette. |
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Passing the Cliffs Victory on Lake St. Clair. |
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Cutting through the river ice, 1988. |
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Downbound in Lake St. Clair, May 19, 1992. |
Middletown 1994 - 2006 (Oglebay Norton Marine) |
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Entering Ashtabula, Aug. 10, 2000. |
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On board looking forward. |
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Looking aft. |
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Close up of boom. |
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Passing the Ashtabula Light. |
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Close up of bow. |
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Close up of stern. |
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Life boat drill, March 4, 2001. |
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Stern view, June 13, 2001. |
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St. Marys River, July 2001. |
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Engine room door, July 4, 2001. |
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Close up of WWII ribbons. |
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On the Detroit River, Oct. 9, 2001. |
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St. Marys River. July, 2002. |
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Aerial view, June 2003. |
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Laid up in Toledo for the winter, Jan. 30, 2004. |
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American Victory 2006 - 2018 (American Steamship Co.) |
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![]() Stern view, June 14, 2006. |
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Downbound near Marysville, April 29, 2007. |
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Close up of the bow. |
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Close up of the stern. |
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Stern veiw. |
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Entering the MacArthur Lock May 12, 2007. |
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Downbound at Gros Cap, Aug. 29, 2007. |
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Loading in Marquette, May 16, 2008. |
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Soo Engineer's Day 2008 upbound in the MacArthur Lock. |
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Upbound Point Edward, July 13, 2008. |
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Downbound Port Huron, August 22, 2008. |
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American Victory laid up at Fraser Shipyards, May 2009. |
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At another dock to continue lay up, Dec. 20, 2014. |
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Victo 2006 - 2018 (Algoma Central Corp.) |
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Scrap tow downbound at 6 Mile Pt. with the Tim McKeil leading, June 19, 2018. |
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Close up of the stern with the Cheyenne keeping it inline. |
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Tow proceeding through the Rock Cut. |
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Close up of the Victo. |
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Tim McKeil and Victo at Lock 7 on the Welland Canal, June 26, 2018. |
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Close up of the Victo. |
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