SS Arthur M. Anderson
SS Arthur M Anderson in August 2002 at a Duluth ore dock.
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| Name: | SS Arthur M. Anderson |
| Namesake: | Arthur Marvin Anderson |
| Operator: | Great Lakes Fleet, Inc. |
| Builder: | American Ship Building Company[1] of Lorain, Ohio |
| Yard number: | 868 |
| Launched: | 16 February 1952[1] |
| Acquired: | 7 August 1952 |
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| Status: | In service as of 2015 |
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| Class & type: | AAA class of lake freighter |
| Tonnage: | 26,525 gross tonnage[1] |
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| Beam: | 70 ft (21 m)[1] |
| Draft: | 36 ft (11 m)[1] |
| Capacity: | 25,300 tons [1] |
The SS Arthur M. Anderson is a cargo ship of the laker type. It is famous for being the last ship to be in contact with the SS Edmund Fitzgerald (before it sank 10 November 1975). Arthur M Anderson was also the first rescue ship on the scene in a vain search for Edmund Fitzgerald survivors (there were none).
History
The SS Arthur M. Anderson came out of the drydock of the American Ship Building Company of Lorain, Ohio in 1952.[1] It had a length of 647 feet, 70 foot beam, a 36 foot depth,[1] and a gross tonnage of roughly 20,000 tons.[citation needed] It was second of eight of the AAA class of lake freighters; the others being, in order, the SS Philip R. Clarke, SS Cason J. Callaway, SS Reserve, SS J.L. Mauthe, SS Armco, SS Edward B. Greene, and the SS William Clay Ford. It, along with the SS Philip R. Clarke and SS Cason J. Callaway, was built for the Pittsburgh Steamship Division of U.S. Steel. Arthur M Anderson's sea-trials commenced on 7 August 1952, and it loaded its first cargo at the Two Harbors dock on August 12 1952. It received several refits in its life including the addition of a new 120 feet (37 m) midsection in 1975 which added about 6,000 tons to its gross tonnage, bringing the total to about 26,000 tons. In 1981 it received a self unloading boom which improved its cargo loading and unloading. It is unique among the three Great Lakes Fleet steamships in that it has a softer midsection that prohibits loading as much cargo as the others; roughly 1500 tons less.[1][3]
In February 2015 Arthur M. Anderson became stuck and stranded in several feet of ice in Lake Erie near Conneaut Harbor, Ohio.[4][5] Arthur M. Anderson was freed from the ice 21 February 2015 after 5 days with the help of CCGS Griffon. CCGS Samuel Risley was slated to escort Arthur M. Anderson to Detroit. USCGC Bristol Bay (WTGB-102) had also become stranded while attempting to free the ship from the up to 10 feet (3.0 m) thick ice.[6]
Its namesake, Arthur Marvin Anderson, was director of U.S. Steel at the time.
It has been a member of the U.S. Steel fleet its entire life, and is still sailing as of 2015.
See also
Notes
- ↑ During the winter of 1974–75, she was lengthened 120' by Fraser Shipyards, Superior, Wisconsin[2] to an overall length of 767 feet[1]
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- AIS Tracking of SS Arthur M. Anderson via marinetraffic.com
- sailwx.info: Arthur M Anderson current position and weather
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