by boatnerddemo | February 28, 2023 | Algoma Central Corporation
Kaministiqua The vessel Voyageur Pioneer has truly had a colorful career, both in hull colors and trade routes. Her original owners, James Richardson & Sons through their division, Pioneer Shipping Ltd., were dedicated to grain transportation on the Great Lakes. ...
by boatnerddemo | February 28, 2023 | C
Cuyahoga This “L6-S-A1” type (more commonly known as “Maritimer” class) steel bulk freighter was built in 1943 at an approximate cost of $1.97 million by the American Ship Building Co., Lorain, OH (hull # 828) as the Mesabi for the United States Maritime Commission....
by boatnerddemo | February 27, 2023 | Lake Service Shipping
McKee Sons The self-unloading barge McKee Sons was built in 1945 as a type C4-S-B2 fast troop transport by Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Chester, PA, christened as the Marine Angel. Her overall length was approximately 510 feet with power coming from a 9,900 shp...
by boatnerddemo | February 27, 2023 | Lake Michigan Carferry
Spartan The S.S. Spartan and the S.S. Badger were part of a $20 million expansion program by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. The “Twin Queens” were built at a cost of $10 million, and were powered by two Skinner Unaflow steam engines for a combined 7000...
by boatnerddemo | February 27, 2023 | Lake Michigan Carferry
Badger The S.S. Badger was the last coal fired, steam powered passenger ship built in the United States, and the last still operating on the Great Lakes. She was built by Christy Corporation of Sturgeon Bay, WI for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in 1952 at a cost of...
