i love lake freighters so i post about them
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hi welcome to this account
i post about lake freighters because i love them and theyre so :3
expect plenty of freighter images
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MS Lusitania!
Lusitania is a German freighter launched in I believe 2011. It is local only to Germany, meaning finding it in the United States is very unlikely. Lusitania is still in service today, as an inland vessel. It sometimes carries cars on it.
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SS Auburn!
Auburn was launched in 1918 as apart of the Great War shipbuilding program, serving as USS Auburn in 1919. She was disposed shortly after due to issues with the ship. She would have a quiet career before being scrapped in 1930.
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SS St. Mary's Challenger!
The St. Mary's Challenger was launched on February 17, 1906, in Philadelphia, PA. She was in service as a freighter for 108 years before being cut down an articulwted tug barge in 2014. She and the aforementioned John B. Ford are testimonies to
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SS John B. Ford!
She was launched on December 12, 1903, in Duluth, MI. The Ford was most famous for surviving the Mataafa storm of 1905 and the Great White Hurricane of 1913. She lasted 112 years before being scrapped in 2015. The Great Lakes Historical Museum attempted to save+
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SS Western Reserve!
Western Reserve was launched on August 20, 1890, in Cleveland, Ohio. She was one of the first freighters made of steel. She sank on August 30, 1892 after breaking apart in two, leaving 27 dead.
The shipwreck of the Reserve was found just 3 hours ago.
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MV Herbert C. Jackson!
She was launched in 1959, in River Rogue, Michigan. She was converted into a self unloader in 1975, but has always been apart of the Interlake fleet. She still remains in service at the age of 66!
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SS D.M. Clemson!
She was launched on July 3, 1903. 5 years later, on December 1, 1908, she mysteriously dissapeared in Lake Superior, the Clemson and her 24 crew members never being found or even seen again. She is believed to have sank, the cause still a mystery to this day.
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SS Henry Steinbrenner!
She was launched on September 28, 1901, in Cleveland, Ohio. She lasted 52 years before being sunk in a storm on May 11, 1953, resulting in the deaths of 17 sailors. The wreck of the Steinbrenner was found 70 years later, in September of 2023.
SS J.A.W. Iglehart!
Iglehart was launched on September 23, 1936, originally as a deep sea tanker by the name of Pan-Amoco, serving its traditional duties until 1964, when she was converted to a freighter. She retired in 2006 and was converted into a cement holder.
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SS Wilfred Sykes!
Wilfred Sykes was launched in 1949, given the 'Queen of the Lakes' moniker for the fact that she was the biggest freighter at the time. She was the first freighter built after WWII, and still remains in service today at nearly 76 years old!
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SS Arthur B. Homer!
She was a lake freighter launched in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was in service from 1959-1980, and then scrapped. She remains the largest ship ever scrapped on the Great Lakes.
She's also the sister ship to the ill-fated SS Edmund Fitzgerald.
SS Lee A. Tregurtha! This ship used to be a US Navy cargo holder named the USS Chiwawa from 1942-1961 before being converted into a Lake Freighter. She's still in service today!
