Joel Dinda's photos with the keyword: ore carrier

Detail view of the self-unloading boom on Interlake's lakes boat Herbert C. Jackson, shot at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, in 2005. One of the attractions of boatwatching at the Soo is that you really get this close to the boats.

August of 1988, at the Duluth Ship Canal. This ship, known as Lee A. Tregurtha since 1989, has had a long, complicated, and delightful career; see the Boatnerd site's writeup for a summary. This is my favorite ship on the Lakes. The Rouge Steel fleet had a terrific paint scheme; Tregurtha's current (Interlake/Lakes Shipping fleet) paint job looks comparatively dowdy.

The Duluth docks of the Duluth, Missabe, & Iron Range Railroad. Dock #5 is on the right, and Dock #6 is on the left. I no longer recall what the ship was, though American Mariner or H. Lee White would be good guesses--as would a couple of their fleetmates. Each dock is extends about a half mile into the harbor. Dock 5 is your classic, gravity-driven iron ore dock, while Dock 6 has been converted into a massive, modern, conveyor-driven shiploader. The shiploader permits the dock to service the 1000-foot ships which now dominate the trade. (I commented on this , from another perspective, a few days back.) This photo was taken in 1990 from the viewing platform on the DMIR property. The camera was a throwaway panoramic point-n-shoot. (Since the date on this photo is certainly correct, my recent Soo & Marquette photos are dated incorrectly. I need to figure that out.)

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"Sunday August 3, 1941 Steamer Joliet aproaching the Ambassador Bridge Detroit, Mich" A Cleveland Cliffs carrier. Built by American Shipbuilding at Lorain in 1916 as the Herbert F. Black; renamed to Joliet in 1930. Scrapped 1963. An earlier Joliet was part of the Pittsburgh fleet; there's a current Joliet operated by Star Lines between St. Ignace and Mackinac Island. Borucki's Lakers

"Taken Dec 26, 1940 at Monroe, Mich Gov. Miller one of the 5 tied for Winter Pittsburg Steamship Co. Vessel." Named for former New York Governor Nathan L. Miller--long-time lawyer for Carnegie Steel & US Steel. Ship was launched December 2, 1937; first lakes boat with steam turbine power. Retired 1980. Borucki's Lakers