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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SS_Alpena_(1942)SS Alpena (1942) - Wikipedia

    28 (as of 1991) The SS Alpena (formerly the SS Leon Fraser) is a lake freighter. She was built in 1942 by the Great Lakes Engineering Works in Ecorse, Michigan, to carry iron ore. She was originally owned by the Pittsburgh Steamship Company, a subsidiary of United States Steel. After also hauling grain in addition to ore in the 1960s and 1970s ...

  2. www.thealpenanews.com › news › local-newsAt 80 years old, steamship Alpena still going strong

    Apr 30, 2022 · Mid-World War II, under the name SS Leon Fraser, the Alpena steamed into the Great Lakes for the first time on Feb. 28, 1942. ...

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  4. www.youtube.com › watchSS. Alpena - The Oldest Great Lakes Steamer - YouTube

    Mar 8, 2021 · Downbound from Sarnia to Detroit on March 8, 2021. Built in 1942, she is the oldest active Great Lakes vessel, and still retains her original powerplant. Dep...

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  5. b105country.com › this-81-year-old-ship-stillSS Alpena Is The Oldest Steamship In Service On Great Lakes

    Jan 20, 2023 · It's the SS Alpena. It was built back in 1942, making it 81 years old. Here's the kicker, it's still operating and is the oldest steam-operated ship operating on the Great Lakes. The ship was originally an iron ore carrier that went by the name of SS Leon Fraser. It carried iron ore from Duluth Harbor to steel production places in Chicago and Ohio.

  6. www.wbkb11.com › the-steamship-alpena-completes-81The Steamship Alpena Completes 81st Year of Service

    Feb 2, 2023 · Carter Landis 02/02/2023. The longest running vessel in service on the Great Lakes, the Steamship Alpena just completed its 81st overall year of service. Originally built by the Great Lakes Engineering Works Corporation in 1942 as an iron ore carrier for World War II, its first name was Leon Fraser as part of five sister ships. “At the end of ...

  7. industrialscenery.blogspot.com › 2019 › 101942 SS ALPENA(3)/LEON FRASER Laker - Blogger

    The oldest freighter still operating on the Great Lakes launched on this day [June 21] in 1942 as the Leon Fraser and was the longest boat on the Great Lakes at the time. She was shortened in 1991 for a new career as a cement carrier but is still one of the most popular and beautiful boats on the lakes. Three long and two shorts to the Alpena ...

  8. www.youtube.com › watchSS ALPENA at ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN - YouTube

    Jul 14, 2022 · The Grand Old Lady of the Lakes, 1942-built SS Alpena eases her way into the St. Joseph River as she approaches the cities of Benton Harbor and St. Joseph wi...

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