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 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 26, 2023 | The Interlake Steamship Co.
John Sherwin The Great Lakes gearless bulk carrier (“straight decker”) John Sherwin was built in 1958 by the American Ship Building Co., Toledo, OH as their hull # 192. This traditional styled laker was launched November 2, 1957 for owners Interlake Steamship Co.,...
by boatnerddemo | February 25, 2023 | Great Lakes Fleet
Roger Blough The self-unloading bulk carrier Roger Blough, sailing for the Duluth-based Great Lakes Fleet, was built in two sections as hull #900 by the American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, OH, for the USS Great Lakes Fleet, Duluth, MN, at a cost of approximately $20...
