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  •  LeoPlumtree
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Re: If You Could Dive Down To One Ship (Apart From Titanic) Which Would It Be?
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duz anyone know what was the largest?


According to my internet research, the largest merchant vessel on the Great Lakes is the 1,013 foot long, 105 foot wide, S. S. Paul R. Tregurtha. Prior to 1990, this ship was named S. S. William J. De Lancy.

For more information including pictures, click here.


The DeLancey wasn't yet around at the time of Fitzgerald's sinking, though. The S/S prefix doesn't really apply, either, 'cause the ship's driven by diesels. I'm sorry...I'm gettin' picky.


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the site said that is was also very luxurious


DeLancey/Tregurtha, like many Great Lakes freighters, does have a limited number of passenger cabins. Tregurtha is said to be quice nice, and the food is reportedly superb.

I'm somehow related to the former Chief Engineer of the former DeLancey.
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Re: If You Could Dive Down To One Ship (Apart From Titanic) Which Would It Be?
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the site said that is was also very luxurious
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Re: If You Could Dive Down To One Ship (Apart From Titanic) Which Would It Be?
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she duzn't look too luxurious


Ocean liners are dependent upon passengers to make a profit. Merchant freighters are dependent upon cargo to make a profit. If you want comfort on a freighter, come dressed as cargo.
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Re: If You Could Dive Down To One Ship (Apart From Titanic) Which Would It Be?
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she duzn't look too luxurious
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Re: If You Could Dive Down To One Ship (Apart From Titanic) Which Would It Be?
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duz anyone know what was the largest?


According to my internet research, the largest merchant vessel on the Great Lakes is the 1,013 foot long, 105 foot wide, S. S. Paul R. Tregurtha. Prior to 1990, this ship was named S. S. William J. De Lancy.

For more information including pictures, click here.
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wow! i bet most of them were made for transporting iron ore
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Re: If You Could Dive Down To One Ship (Apart From Titanic) Which Would It Be?
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Really? Thats amazing.
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Even Aurthur M. Anderson was larger than the Fitz, but it'd been lengthened, I believe. There were other ships, such as Roger Blough (which my grandpa worked on) that were much larger, and even a couple 1000'ers, such as Stewart J. Cort that were already operating on the Lakes.

All these ships are still active (with the exception of the Fitz, of course)


Once again LeoPlumtree, you are correct.

When the S.S. Arthur M. Anderson was built in 1951, she had an overall length of 647 feet. Between 1974 and 1975, she was lengthened to 767 feet, making her longer than the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald.

Thirteen merchant vessels, with lengths of 1000 feet or more, were built for Great Lakes service. To see a complete list, as well as some photos, click here.
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It was on November 10, 1975 when the freighter S. S. Edmund Fitzgerald left Superior Wisconsin bound for Detroit Michigan. She carried a load of 26,000 tons of iron ore pellets. At 729 feet long and 75 feet wide, she was the largest vessel on the Great Lakes.


While Edmund Fitzgerald was no longer the largest on the Great Lakes by 1975, I'm pretty sure you're right that it had been for a time.


LeoPlumtree, you are absolutely correct. In reality, the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald is the largest ship to be lost on the Great Lakes.

I did more research and learned that there were two 1000 foot long merchant vessels in service on the Great Lakes in 1975 (S.S. Stewart J. Cort and S.S. Presque Isle).
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wow! they must be old. my dad worked on a ship a couple of months ago that was 1000+ feet. and could carry 4500+ cars when fully loaded. he said he'd been on bigger ones when he was in college
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