40 Ships in Action: Steel Giants of the Great Lakes

Here is a look back at some of the highlights of the 2020 Great Lakes shipping season that I recorded during my 22 visits to Duluth that year. A total of 40 different lake carriers are shown here. If you're new to this channel, lake carriers are ships that travel between ports on the Great Lakes carrying a variety of cargoes including iron ore, coal, limestone, salt, grain, and cement.

For this video, I first considered just putting together a compilation of the best ship salutes for 2020. But that would have been missing out on so many of my favorite moments from the season. Instead this compilation is something of a highlight reel, including at least one clip from each lake carrier that I captured on camera... with an emphasis on showing a variety of views in the Duluth, Superior, and Two Harbors area. A few of my favorite ships appear twice, which we'll call editor's privilege! I didn't include any saltwater ships for this video, as I wanted to just focus on lake carriers for now. (I might do a salties compilation in the future.) If your favorite lake carrier is missing, it's mostly like because it did not visit the Duluth area in 2020 or I was unable to capture it on camera during one of my visits.

For each ship, I included information on screen showing the year that the ship went into service, the overall length of the ship, and the cargo carrying capacity in tonnage. I also considered including the top speed of each ship, but realistically they all fall in the 13-16 knots range... so it seemed pointless to keep repeating the same stats over and over again.

I kept each clip for each ship around 1-2 minutes in length, just to keep the overall length of this video somewhat manageable. Despite that, the full video is still 79 minutes long. I realize not everyone will be willing to sit through the entire video. Therefore, if you wish to seek out your favorite ship(s), below are the time stamps for each vessel, along with a link to the original (and longer) video for each ship. Click on the original video link if you wish to know the date and location of each clip. The original video descriptions also contain information about the loads that were being hauled.

0:15 Algoma Guardian https://youtu.be/Did0yuj5HhM
1:35 James R. Barker https://youtu.be/1tk32E-HQXQ
3:13 Frontenac https://youtu.be/8cThqjQmzvw
4:52 Hon. James L. Oberstar https://youtu.be/Yhr0Peb8BzM
7:07 Cuyahoga https://youtu.be/sdj7ctBEzPU
9:23 Arthur M. Anderson https://youtu.be/vWi32eIMMBg
10:41 Paul R. Tregurtha https://youtu.be/bxZlx7nEY2s
12:35 American Integrity https://youtu.be/6wJRWp5ZCLg
14:11 Maumee/Victory https://youtu.be/sP8cJf9ZGhE
15:31 Pathfinder/Dorothy Ann https://youtu.be/Qhb79ka4GBw
17:08 Stewart J. Cort https://youtu.be/uh4-9_ulDbg
18:37 Ashtabula/Defiance https://youtu.be/yvTn_G4SbvU
20:29 Edwin H. Gott https://youtu.be/UF9qaqhropU
22:10 H. Lee White https://youtu.be/twKh1FtEz9Y
23:53 Edgar B. Speer https://youtu.be/aelUdHxIsQs
25:17 American Century https://youtu.be/_awy98tCpfE
27:02 John G. Munson https://youtu.be/tKgNnWekDes
29:09 Manitoulin https://youtu.be/pDf5hSd1h8w
30:47 Alpena https://youtu.be/2Qa8OfqEIk8
32:31 Philip R. Clarke https://youtu.be/qEFXHSMT6bg
34:20 Saginaw https://youtu.be/7NM8k_bmQgQ
35:57 Algoma Equinox https://youtu.be/jRgZvYxOsJo
37:14 Herbert C. Jackson https://youtu.be/yBiBthV5zas
39:11 Algoma Enterprise https://youtu.be/mH9yA1AVoX0
40:36 Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin https://youtu.be/-VGTyh1_AIA
41:56 Mesabi Miner https://youtu.be/utYVB7i7vq4
43:26 Walter J. McCarthy Jr. https://youtu.be/khnO3tMug8Y
45:10 John D. Leitch https://youtu.be/SQf3dtckUiU
47:11 Joseph L. Block https://youtu.be/YzzD4iQnH-E
49:15 Presque Isle https://youtu.be/8hQzmW_dMuU
51:20 Michipicoten https://youtu.be/YCTYVgGByz0
53:21 Burns Harbor https://youtu.be/CAFrrJwr6Fg
55:11 American Mariner https://youtu.be/uxVh8GkxhQc
57:14 Lee A. Tregurtha https://youtu.be/Bj4ZocjRnWM
59:43 Great Republic https://youtu.be/ohoKqHxw6IM
1:02:03 Erie Trader/Clyde S. VanEnkevort https://youtu.be/YurViTjSZdQ
1:03:39 CSL Tadoussac https://youtu.be/VZ6P5ydaKFc
1:05:05 Hon. James L. Oberstar https://youtu.be/uD_0F9ylVow
1:06:47 John G. Munson https://youtu.be/exR5_mUZLMQ
1:09:02 Michigan Trader/Dirk S. VanEnkevort https://youtu.be/ZcnfdBFTyIE
1:11:07 Cason J. Callaway https://youtu.be/X67II8ZuF-E
1:12:56 James R. Barker https://youtu.be/sTIFTwnTb5o
1:14:31 Atlantic Huron https://youtu.be/mO-zTcn8-m0
1:17:02 Arthur M. Anderson https://youtu.be/l3RCn2GaqDE

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