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The " Cuyahoga " was in and out at warp speed on late Saturday evening and gone with a Non Toxic Load of Grain (for a change) by dinner time Sunday. She usually has been picking up a load of Potash which can ruin her inards & complextion if not rinsed off properly . Her and the other Elders coming here are suffering from Severe Lock Rash . I hope this isn't some kind of sign of life span ( 78 YEARS YOUNG ) .
The vessel that helped start Lower Lakes Towing was built in 1943 at a cost of $1.97 million by the American Ship
Building Co. This, the "Flag Ship" of Lower Lakes Towing was the 10th of 16 such vessels built in a two-year period during
World War II to carry much needed iron ore to the steel mills which were mass producing tanks, artillery, aircraft, and
other supplies for the war effort. The A1 type Maritimer Class Bulkers were the first boats on the Great Lakes to be built
with a new cruiser stern design and the only lakers to be powered by a 2,500 i.h.p. four crank, double compound steam
engine. In 1974, the vessel was converted to a self-unloader and the equipment installed consisted of a two-belt gravity
fed system with hydraulic gates and a forward-mounted 250' discharge boom that can swing 100 degrees to port or
starboard. On August 1, 1995 the vessel was sold to Lower Lakes Towing Ltd. and was renamed Cuyahoga. The vessel
is the second oldest Canadian registered lake boat still in active service on the Great Lakes preceded only by her fleet
mate Mississagi. She is the sole survivor of the A1 Class of Maritimers.
Cargo carried on the Cuyahoga includes stone, iron ore, coal and other bulk commodities.
SHE IS NOW THE OLDEST SINCE THE MISSISSAGI HAS BEEN DECOMISSIONED & IN THE PROCESS OF BEING SCRAPPED.
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The " Cuyahoga " was in and out at warp speed on late Saturday evening and gone with a Non Toxic Load of Grain (for a change) by dinner time Sunday. She usually has been picking up a load of Potash which can ruin her inards & complextion if not rinsed off properly . Her and the other Elders coming here are suffering from Severe Lock Rash . I hope this isn't some kind of sign of life span ( 78 YEARS YOUNG ) .
The vessel that helped start Lower Lakes Towing was built in 1943 at a cost of $1.97 million by the American Ship
Building Co. This, the "Flag Ship" of Lower Lakes Towing was the 10th of 16 such vessels built in a two-year period during
World War II to carry much needed iron ore to the steel mills which were mass producing tanks, artillery, aircraft, and
other supplies for the war effort. The A1 type Maritimer Class Bulkers were the first boats on the Great Lakes to be built
with a new cruiser stern design and the only lakers to be powered by a 2,500 i.h.p. four crank, double compound steam
engine. In 1974, the vessel was converted to a self-unloader and the equipment installed consisted of a two-belt gravity
fed system with hydraulic gates and a forward-mounted 250' discharge boom that can swing 100 degrees to port or
starboard. On August 1, 1995 the vessel was sold to Lower Lakes Towing Ltd. and was renamed Cuyahoga. The vessel
is the second oldest Canadian registered lake boat still in active service on the Great Lakes preceded only by her fleet
mate Mississagi. She is the sole survivor of the A1 Class of Maritimers.
Cargo carried on the Cuyahoga includes stone, iron ore, coal and other bulk commodities.
SHE IS NOW THE OLDEST SINCE THE MISSISSAGI HAS BEEN DECOMISSIONED & IN THE PROCESS OF BEING SCRAPPED.