She sailed with the Edmund Fitzgerald "maintaining radio and radar contact with each other on their Lake Superior transit through a forecasted storm, taking the longer route following the Canadian shore. This route afforded more protection from the winds and waves for most of the trip versus the more direct route across the lake that would expose them to the full force of the storm." Consequently, she was the last ship to have sight, radio, and radar contact with the Fitzgerald. The next day she joined several other ships to look for her. "Other than the eventual recovery of the [two] severely damaged lifeboats, the extensive search resulted in only the recovery of various pieces of floating debris from the sinking." [BoatNerd]
She was built by the American Shipbuilding yard in Lorain, OH, and those notes have photos of its construction and launching.
Because of the economy, this old (1952), oil-fired, steam-turbine ship has remained in Duluth until this (2019) Summer.
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| Entering Duluth Piers for winter lay up, Jan. 15, 2017. (Chris Mazzella) [BoatNerd] |
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| David Schauer posted Tomorrow (Thursday, 7/25/19) should be the day the Arthur M. Anderson enters revenue service once again as she heads for Two Harbors to load. Here the venerable laker rests at Fraser on Sunday, 7/21/19. Jim Hoffman Looks like that grey stripe needs to be extended downwards and leveled out. Will be interesting to see how she looks when sailing light without cargo... Chris Mazzella It was fixed |
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| David Schauer posted Arthur M. Anderson loading on the west side of Dock 6 in Duluth. Minntac pellets for Great Lakes Works. 8/2/19 |
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| David Schauer posted An inside look aboard the Arthur M. Anderson looking from the bow toward the stern. Mariners often tell stories of watching the hull flex during storms when looking down this passageway. Two Harbors, MN - January 6, 2024 Gerry Tucker: When my brother was working as a welder at Bay Ship (around 1980), he said the older *rivet-hulled* ships had an advantage over the newer welded hulls. The plates had more “give” in the joints so the hull could flex more, and the welded hull plate joints were more brittle. When he helped build the Gott, they were told the ship was designed for a 10-year lifespan. But here we are, 40-plus years and still sailing… [Some comments indicate that the designed life span was 40 years.] Tim Fink: I remember reading that a crew member on the Anderson the night the Fitzgerald went down said that he was in that tunnel and he said that the door at the opposite end would rise up and disappear into the ceiling and drop back down and disappear into the floor,, |
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| Glenn Blaszkiewicz posted (source) Sunset at Fraser Shipyards in Superior with the freshly painted "Arthur M. Anderson". 7/19/19 |
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| Michigan Film Photographer Karl Wertanen posted
Shortly after I wrapped up at the Algonac Art Fair Sunday, I was lucky enough to photograph the Arthur M Anderson (1952) as it passed by Algonac headed for Ashtabula Ohio.
The Anderson 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 was also the first rescue ship on the scene in a vain search for survivors of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
The vessel's namesake, Arthur Marvin Anderson, was director of U.S. Steel, a member of its finance committee and vice chairman of the J. P. Morgan and Co. at the time.
Shot with Mavic 2 Pro/Hasselblad L1D-20c Camera
Silver Jfr Bernie Cooper from Port Conneaut Ohio was captain that nite. |
Mike Grulke posted two photos with the comment: "Got two views of the Anderson tonight at Calcite. It turned away from the the break wall on it's approach and went north for a while, turned around and came back to the harbor a short time later."
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| David Schauer posted A different take on the Burns Harbor departing CN Duluth with UTAC production for Indiana Harbor. Arthur M. Anderson will shift forward to the shiploader. On the hillside is Duluth's Lincoln Park middle school. 11/23/2022 [As a comment pointed out, this is a great comparison between a "footer" and a previous generation of ore boat.] |
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| David Nieuwkoop posted The SS Arthur M Anderson as she enters the Soo Locks. |
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| David Schauer posted Steamer Arthur M. Anderson riding high for some work at Fraser Shipyards. Superior, WI - September 17, 2023 |
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The old freighters do attract the shipfans.
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| Michael Konczak posted Arthur M. Anderson and Edward L. Ryerson at Fraser Shipyards, 9.17.23 Photo by Michael Konczak [The east side of the CHS grain elevator is in the background.] |
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| 1 of 6 photos posted by Andrew Dean Detroit Arthur M. Anderson unloads at Gordie Howe International Bridge - American Side. G.L. Ostrander with Barge Integrity docked ahead of them. Andrew Dean Detroit shared
These are awesome! |
Lincat Photography posted two photos with the comment: "Old to the new the Alpena docked under the Gordie Howe bridge Detroit River"
Mike Mishler shared
[I'm lucky that the Lafarge cement terminal is next to the bridge and that old freighters carry cement because the old freighters attract boatnerds who include the bridge's construction.]
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| Brian R Maghran commented on Mike's share Here is the Arthur Anderson docked there. |
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fred xeje She is 767'x70'x36' and will hold 25,300 tons of cargo. Looking really fine.
Jack Corvette Those seas were that big...they rolled up his deck and he's got a list and the water stays up and it's gonna put his bow down underwater and then when she started down the screw just drove her to the bottom......-Captain Jesse Bernie Cooper [Cooper was the captain of the Anderson when the Fitzgerald went down.]
In the above video, she is leaving Duluth, MN, for her fist docking at Two Harbors, MN, to get a load of iron ore. I wonder if her first docking will add scrape marks to the new paint job.
In 1962 she did a couple of trips on the recently opened St. Lawrence Seaway to carry iron ore from Port Cartier, QC, to Gary, IN. A bow thruster was added in 1966 and a stern thruster was added in 1989. Her original length was 647'. In 1975 120' was added and she went from a 6x7x6 hatch configuration to a 6x12x6 configuration. The self-unloading equipment was added during the 1981/82 winter layup. Both major modifications were done at the Fraser Shipyard, Superior, WI. That shipyard also did the $4m refit starting on April 2, 2019, to return her to service. [BoatNerd]
9and10news has a video of it on the St. Mary's River for the first time in 2.5 years.
12 photos of it unloading in Detroit
fred xeje She is 767'x70'x36' and will hold 25,300 tons of cargo. Looking really fine.
Jack Corvette Those seas were that big...they rolled up his deck and he's got a list and the water stays up and it's gonna put his bow down underwater and then when she started down the screw just drove her to the bottom......-Captain Jesse Bernie Cooper [Cooper was the captain of the Anderson when the Fitzgerald went down.]
In the above video, she is leaving Duluth, MN, for her fist docking at Two Harbors, MN, to get a load of iron ore. I wonder if her first docking will add scrape marks to the new paint job.
In 1962 she did a couple of trips on the recently opened St. Lawrence Seaway to carry iron ore from Port Cartier, QC, to Gary, IN. A bow thruster was added in 1966 and a stern thruster was added in 1989. Her original length was 647'. In 1975 120' was added and she went from a 6x7x6 hatch configuration to a 6x12x6 configuration. The self-unloading equipment was added during the 1981/82 winter layup. Both major modifications were done at the Fraser Shipyard, Superior, WI. That shipyard also did the $4m refit starting on April 2, 2019, to return her to service. [BoatNerd]
9and10news has a video of it on the St. Mary's River for the first time in 2.5 years.
12 photos of it unloading in Detroit
Bob Heiss: Open hatches at the start of the turn, all buttoned down by halfway through. Why the turnabout, any idea?
Kathryn Lafreniere: They seem to do that when they come downbound to work around Detroit Bulk Storage (near the bridge). They turn around well before the bridge and then back in.
Scott's Canal Captures posted eight photos with the comment:
Anderson waiting at Two Harbors...It's always a pleasure to visit my friend Dan on his boat! Myself, Dave, and Gus visited him while the Anderson was waiting to load at Two Harbors on the north side of Dock #2 last Saturday. I'm sure Dan and many others around the lakes are excited to get some time off! (January 6th, 2024)
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| Brian Caswell posted The Arthur M Anderson, Down bound in the Detroit River - Here they move under the brand new Gordie Howe Bridge from the USA to Canada, that is nearly connected between both sides / June 2 2024 |
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| Brian Caswell posted The Arthur M Anderson passes the new Gordie Howe Bridge on the way to Toledo Ohio - This wider perspective shows both of the columns on the outsides of the bridge / June 2024 |
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| David Schauer posted Arthur M. Anderson arriving Duluth with limestone for C. Reiss. 10/4/2021 |
Schauer Photo Images posted A double rainbow over the Arthur M. Anderson unloading limestone at C. Reiss in West Duluth this evening. June 12, 2024
The primary rainbow in the middle is so brilliant that I almost missed the secondary rainbow on the right side.
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| David Schauer posted Here is a closer view of the rainbows over C. Reiss in West Duluth yesterday evening after thunderstorms rolled through. Arthur M. Anderson unloading limestone before departing empty for Two Harbors. June 12, 2024 |
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| David Schauer posted After some heavy weather moved through the Twin Ports, a beautiful rainbow appeared over the Arthur M. Anderson unloading limestone at C. Reiss in West Duluth. June 12, 2024 |
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