by boatnerddemo | February 28, 2023 | Grand River Navigation Co.
American Courage After several years constructing 1,000-foot lakers, Bay Ship Building in Sturgeon Bay, WI, received several contracts in the mid-to-late 1970s to build a series of smaller vessels meant to service smaller ports that could not accommodate larger...
by boatnerddemo | February 28, 2023 | Algoma Central Corporation
Saginaw This Great Lakes self-unloading bulk carrier was built as hull #417 by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI for the American Steamship Co. (Boland & Cornelius, managers), Buffalo, NY. She was launched May 9th, 1953 as the John J. Boland (3) and is...
by boatnerddemo | February 28, 2023 | Algoma Central Corporation
Robert S. Pierson This “river class” self-unloading bulk freighter was built at a cost of $14.1 million by the American Ship Building Co., Lorain, OH. Her keel was laid June 1, 1973 with the vessel being launched September 9, 1974 as the Wolverine for the Union...
by boatnerddemo | February 28, 2023 | Algoma Central Corporation
Michipicoten The Michipicoten was one of a trio of vessels built on saltwater in 1952 due to a back-up of orders at Great Lakes shipyards. She was launched as the Elton Hoyt 2nd for the Interlake Steamship Company, and the Bethlehem Steel Corporation vessels Johnstown...
by boatnerddemo | February 28, 2023 | McKeil Marine
Manitoulin Lower Lakes Towing Ltd.’s river-class vessel Manitoulin (IMO 8810918) is the result of joining the pre-existing stern section of a Danish-registered chemical tanker with a new, self-unloading bow section built in China. The saltwater Lalandia Swan, owned by...
