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Photo Gallery Of Yesterday – Great Lakes Ships

The Great Lakes are often referred to as the ‘fourth seacoast’. Lakes bulk freighters or ‘Lakers’ come in two common varieties, self-unloaders and straight-deck bulk carriers. Self-unloaders are equipped so the crew can unload the vessel without any need for shoreside personnel or equipment. Most have a pivoting boom with conveyor; others have a system near the stern that telescopes out. The other type of laker, the straight-deck bulk carrier, or straight-decker, is designed to carry up to 30,000 tons of coal, grain, ore, stone and other dry bulk cargoes. Ranging in length from 600 to 800 feet, these lakers do not have the special self-unloading rig above deck.

Here we look at some older Lakers courtesy of Don Smith/phototransport.com.

The 7,984grt Oakglen of P. & H. Shipping, Ontario was built in 1923 by American Shipbuilding Co. at Lorain, Ohio as the William H Warner for the Panda Steamship Co. In 1933 she was sold to International Harvester Co. of Chicago and renamed The International. Their fleet was sold to Envirodyne Inc. in 1977 and she was renamed Maxine. In 1981 she was sold for scrapping to Triad Salvage Co., but they sold her on Pierson Steamships of Ontario and she was renamed J. F. Vaughn. Pierson’s went bankrupt and she was sold to P. & H. Shipping as Oakglen. On 14th September 1988 she arrived at Aliaga in tow by the tug Fairplay XIV to be broken up by Cukurova Celik Endustri.
The 7,984grt Oakglen of P. & H. Shipping, Ontario was built in 1923 by American Shipbuilding Co. at Lorain, Ohio as the William H Warner for the Panda Steamship Co. In 1933 she was sold to International Harvester Co. of Chicago and renamed The International. Their fleet was sold to Envirodyne Inc. in 1977 and she was renamed Maxine. In 1981 she was sold for scrapping to Triad Salvage Co., but they sold her on Pierson Steamships of Ontario and she was renamed J. F. Vaughn. Pierson’s went bankrupt and she was sold to P. & H. Shipping as Oakglen. On 14th September 1988 she arrived at Aliaga in tow by the tug Fairplay XIV to be broken up by Cukurova Celik Endustri.

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The 17,955grt A.S. Glossbrenner of Algoma Central Marine was built in 1966 by Davie Shipbuilding at Lauzon, Quebec. In 1987 she was renamed Algogulf and in 1990 she became Algosteel. She is still in service.
The 17,955grt A.S. Glossbrenner of Algoma Central Marine was built in 1966 by Davie Shipbuilding at Lauzon, Quebec. In 1987 she was renamed Algogulf and in 1990 she became Algosteel. She is still in service.

The 7,203grt Irvin L. Clymer was built in 1917 by American Shipbuilding Co. at Lorain, Ohio as the Carl D. Bradley for Bradley Transportation. They renamed her John G. Munson in 1927 and Irvin L. Clymer in 1951. In 1982 she was sold to USS Lake Transport without changing her name. On 18th June 1993 she arrived at Duluth to be broken up by Azcon Scrapyard.
The 7,203grt Irvin L. Clymer was built in 1917 by American Shipbuilding Co. at Lorain, Ohio as the Carl D. Bradley for Bradley Transportation. They renamed her John G. Munson in 1927 and Irvin L. Clymer in 1951. In 1982 she was sold to USS Lake Transport without changing her name. On 18th June 1993 she arrived at Duluth to be broken up by Azcon Scrapyard.

The 8,299grt Alastair Guthrie was built in 1922 by the Great Lakes Engineering Works at Ecorse, Michigan as the James MacHaughton for Wilson Transit Co. In 1955 they renamed her Ben Moreell. She became Alastair Guthrie of Kinsman Lines in 1977 before being broken up at Port Maitland, Ontario, arriving there on 15th November 1985.
The 8,299grt Alastair Guthrie was built in 1922 by the Great Lakes Engineering Works at Ecorse, Michigan as the James MacHaughton for Wilson Transit Co. In 1955 they renamed her Ben Moreell. She became Alastair Guthrie of Kinsman Lines in 1977 before being broken up at Port Maitland, Ontario, arriving there on 15th November 1985.

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