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   SS Alpena (formerly SS Leon Fraser) Owner: Andrie Transportation Group, Inland Lakes Management: Launched: February 28, 1942: Identification: IMO number: 5206362; MMSI number: 366893910; Callsign: WAV4647; Status: In service: General characteristics; Type: Lake freighter: Tonnage: 5,633 long tons (5,723 t) Length: 519 feet (158 m) (since 1991 ...

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

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   Apr 30, 2022 · The Alpena, launched in 1942 and now the oldest operating steamship on the Great Lakes, visits its namesake city all shipping season long, picking up cement from the Lafarge Alpena plant and...

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   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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   Who built the SS Alpena?

   • 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.

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   What happened to the Alpena?

   • The Alpena suffered a setback when a December 2015 electrical fire caused millions of dollars of damage to the ship’s aft, but it returned to service the following year. Though some modern upgrades to the ship followed the fire, the wheelhouse still gleams with brass and wood and 80-year-old elegance.

   At 80 years old, steamship Alpena still going strong

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   What's going on with the Alpena?

   • The Alpena will pull out of Alpena laden with some 12,000 tons of Northeast Michigan, carrying it to Green Bay or Chicago, Detroit or Toledo, to be made into products used around the world. In the meantime, the crew will get rested up, pass the time, and keep taking care of the oldest steamer on the Great Lakes.

   At 80 years old, steamship Alpena still going strong

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   Why is the Alpena called the Leon Fraser?

   • “At the end of the day, in the scenario of the Alpena, originally called the Leon Fraser, it was being built as an ore carrier, so that ship and its sister ships, would all have very very similar characteristics and hull design to them,” said Special Collections Librarian Don La Barre.

   The Steamship Alpena Completes 81st Year of Service

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6. www.wikiwand.com › en › SS_Alpena_(1942)SS Alpena (1942) - Wikiwand

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   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.

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   0:00 / 7:50. The Weirdest Boats on the Great Lakes. Entering Duluth MN Port the ALPENA built 1942 Steam Powered still in operation! Amazing 1942 ship with the sound of a steam horn or whistle!

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   Alpena – Built in 1942 by the Great Lakes Engineering Works, River Rouge, MI. Shortened by 120’ in 1991, converted to a self-unloading cement carrier at Fras...

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

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   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.