Edgar B. Speer Gets New Engines

May 6, 2026

New port engine being hoisted aboad the Edgar B. Speer. [Maxx Kanzler]

Workers at Bay Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI, were busy Tuesday hoisting the Edgar B. Speer’s new engines on to the ship. She is being repowered by two MAK 2 MAN 6L48/60CR diesels which will deliver 19,310 bhp. More photos in the gallery (click on the headline above to access images).

Rosann Hollinger