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 The American Courage was built in 1979 as the Fred R. White Jr. by the Bay Shipbuilding Corp. at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. She is 636 feet long and has 20 hatches that open into 5 cargo holds. She can load 23,800 tons of cargo. She was named for a man who was born in 1913, in Cleveland, Ohio. He started work as an accountant in the vessel operations department of Columbia Transportation Company in 1935. He held many leadership positions with the company. And then, they named a ship after him. In June, 2006, the boat was sold by Oglebay Norton to American Steamship and given her current name. She comes to Duluth Superior about 3 times a year, usually bringing limestone and then loading coal for a lower lakes port. Picture above taken Thursday, June 11, 2009. Just below, she approaches the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge on October 13, 2011. |
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| The picture of the American Courage above was taken by Todd Dombrock from Apple Valley, Minnesota on July 8, 2011. I did not have a picture of the American Courage after she received the new paint job by American Steamship but Todd provided his, showing her with her new American Steamship colors. |
 Picture above taken Friday, September 21, 2007 |
 Picture above taken Wednesday, May 19, 2004 |
 Picture above taken Monday, October 18, 1999 |
The American Courage was built in 1979 as the Fred R. White Jr. by the Bay Shipbuilding Corp. at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. She is 636 feet long and has 20 hatches that open into 5 cargo holds. She can load 23,800 tons of cargo. She was named for a man who was born in 1913, in Cleveland, Ohio. He started work as an accountant in the vessel operations department of Columbia Transportation Company in 1935. He held many leadership positions with the company. And then, they named a ship after him. In June, 2006, the boat was sold by Oglebay Norton to American Steamship and given her current name. She comes to Duluth Superior about 3 times a year, usually bringing limestone and then loading coal for a lower lakes port. Picture above taken Thursday, June 11, 2009. Just below, she approaches the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge on October 13, 2011.
Picture above taken Friday, September 21, 2007
Picture above taken Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Picture above taken Monday, October 18, 1999
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This is a strange ship knowing all the “American” ships are thousand-foot ships.
Tristan
Not quite true. There are a number of American-flagged boats at less than 1,000 feet…Alpena, Roger Blough and Lee Tregurtha, to name just a few.