What was believed to be long term layup at the canadian national dock 6 in western duluth mn to be held in reserve until business conditions warranted a return to service.
Great lakes freighter arthur andersen.
Anderson continued to sail as part of the great lakes fleet the derivative of the original pittsburgh steamship fleet until jan.
The location data for these ships is currently coming from a receiver at my house but i hope to move that up to the stutsmanville repeater site sometime soon to improve coverage.
Great lakes freighter arthur m.
Anderson is a cargo ship of the laker type.
Anderson wave to people watching from the pier in canal park in july 2019.
Steel great lakes bulk freighter.
Built at lorain oh by american ship building co hull 868.
Great lakes freighter arthur m.
Anderson unloading at zug island on the detroit river.
Anderson the rest of the duluth based fleet of lake freighters will come out of winter layup in the coming days and enter into an uncertain time.
Anderson unloading at zug island on the detroit river.
Ss edmund fitzgerald was an american great lakes freighter that sank in a lake superior storm on november 10 1975 with the loss of the entire crew of 29.
647 loa 629 3 lbp 70 beam 36 depth.
Anderson was also the first rescue ship on the scene in a vain search for edmund fitzgerald survivors.
For 17 years edmund fitzgerald carried taconite iron ore from mines near duluth minnesota to iron.
She is famous for being the last ship to be in contact with ss edmund fitzgerald before edmund fitzgerald sank on 10 november 1975.
The anderson is a favorite among ship enthusiasts and earned its place in great lakes lore when its captain and crew stayed in contact with the edmund fitzgerald during a violent lake superior.
The ship is known for being the last to make contact with the.
Those aboard the arthur m.
The last ship to make contact with great lakes freighter edmund fitzgerald before it sank in 1975 is sailing once again after being out of commission for two years.
Led by the arthur m.
1 deck arch cargo hold construction hatches 24 oil fired boilers steam turbine engine 7000 shp.