Great Lakes Fleet, Inc. is a shipping firm headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota that operates a fleet of nine self-unloading bulk carriers on the Great Lakes transporting dry bulk cargo such as iron ore, coal and limestone.[1]
SS Phillip R. Clarke - First vessel of the 'AAA' Class ore carriers; the Anderson and the Callaway are also of this class. The three are sometimes referred to as the "Triplets" because the three ships are nearly identical in dimensions and appearance
MV John G. Munson
MV Roger Blough First "super carrier" upon the lakes, with its keel laid in 1968, predating the larger '1000 Footer' vessels.
MV Edwin H. Gott Formerly the most powerful vessel on the Great Lakes, with Enterprise DMRV-16-4 diesel engines, twin propellers, rated at 19,500 bhp (14,500 kW) as built. Repowered in 2011
MV Edgar B. Speer
MV Presque Isle
MV Great Republic
Former Vesselsedit
MV Calcite II
MV Myron C. Taylor
MV George A. Sloan Sold to Lower Lakes Towing Limited, which renamed her Mississagi for the start of the 2001 season. Scrapped in 2021
^Miller, Al (1999). Tin Stackers: The History of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company. Detroit, Mich.: Wayne State University Press. pp. 206, 349. ISBN978-0-8143-2832-3.
^Bencomo, Phil (1 June 2016). "Great Lakes Fleet's Ties to Duluth Stretch Back to 1901 and One Man's Refusal to Leave the Big Lake". Lake Superior Magazine.
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great, lakes, fleet, shipping, firm, headquartered, duluth, minnesota, that, operates, fleet, nine, self, unloading, bulk, carriers, great, lakes, transporting, bulk, cargo, such, iron, coal, limestone, john, munsoncompany, typesubsidiaryindustrytransportation. Great Lakes Fleet Inc is a shipping firm headquartered in Duluth Minnesota that operates a fleet of nine self unloading bulk carriers on the Great Lakes transporting dry bulk cargo such as iron ore coal and limestone 1 Great Lakes Fleet GLF MV John G MunsonCompany typeSubsidiaryIndustryTransportationFoundedJuly 1 1967 56 years ago July 1 1967 HeadquartersDuluth Minnesota United StatesArea servedGreat Lakes North America ParentCanadian National Railway CompanyWebsitewww wbr cn wbr ca wbr en wbr our services wbr supply chain services wbr marine wbr Contents 1 History 2 Vessels 3 Former Vessels 4 ReferencesHistory editGreat Lakes Fleet was formed on July 1 1967 when U S Steel consolidated its Great Lakes shipping operations by merging the Pittsburgh Steamship Division and its sister fleet the Bradley Transportation Company forming the USS Great Lakes Fleet 2 In 1981 Great Lakes Fleet was spun off into a U S Steel owned subsidiary Transtar Inc 3 Vessels editSS Arthur M Anderson Last Ship to have Contact with the SS Edmund Fitzgerald SS Cason J Callaway SS Phillip R Clarke First vessel of the AAA Class ore carriers the Anderson and the Callaway are also of this class The three are sometimes referred to as the Triplets because the three ships are nearly identical in dimensions and appearance MV John G Munson MV Roger Blough First super carrier upon the lakes with its keel laid in 1968 predating the larger 1000 Footer vessels MV Edwin H Gott Formerly the most powerful vessel on the Great Lakes with Enterprise DMRV 16 4 diesel engines twin propellers rated at 19 500 bhp 14 500 kW as built Repowered in 2011 MV Edgar B Speer MV Presque Isle MV Great RepublicFormer Vessels editMV Calcite II MV Myron C Taylor MV George A Sloan Sold to Lower Lakes Towing Limited which renamed her Mississagi for the start of the 2001 season Scrapped in 2021 SS Irvin L ClymerReferences edit Marine Transportation Services Our Services cn ca www cn ca Retrieved 26 August 2021 Miller Al 1999 Tin Stackers The History of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company Detroit Mich Wayne State University Press pp 206 349 ISBN 978 0 8143 2832 3 Bencomo Phil 1 June 2016 Great Lakes Fleet s Ties to Duluth Stretch Back to 1901 and One Man s Refusal to Leave the Big Lake Lake Superior Magazine nbsp This article related to a United States ship transport company is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Great Lakes Fleet amp oldid 1176287187, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
