* here means . . . in freshwater. Actually there’ve been 50 posts under this title, but this is different. And note the color of the water, brown in the case of Isolda below because it’s steaming out of the muddy, clay-suspended Maumee.
In the blue waters of the St. Clair River with Sarnia on the far side, it’s Lee A. Tregurtha.
Headed unbound not far from the same location, it’s Victoriaborg.
Down in an ocean port along the Indiana coast and shot from a speeding Amtrak, it’s James R. Barker.
Over in East China–East China Michigan, that is–it’s Lubie making her way to the ocean, well over a week away.
Upbound out of Detroit, it’s Hon James L. Oberstar,
a downbound Algonova,
and to close it out today . . Philip R. Clarke.
Clarke (Ohio) was launched 1951; Algonova (Turkey) in 2007; Oberstar (Ohio) , 1958; Lubie (China) 2011; Victoriaborg (Netherlands), 2001; Lee A. Tregutha (Maryland), 1942, as USS Chiwawa–and you need to click here to see her initial configuration!!; and finally Isolda (Japan) in 1999.
All photos by Will Van Dorp.
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August 12, 2016 at 11:57 am
William Lafferty
The Barker is unloading taconite at the ArcelorMittal steel plant at Indiana Harbor, Indiana. The “ocean port” in Indiana is Burns Harbor, about a dozen miles east.
August 12, 2016 at 12:27 pm
tugster
Thanks for the correction, William. I’d love to explore the northern Indiana coastline by boat one of these years. Doing the Ohio River shore would be fun as well.
August 12, 2016 at 3:45 pm
rich
will
i worked on the James Barker back in the 90’s.
August 12, 2016 at 3:47 pm
tugster
Thx for writing, Rich. If you have any photos of yr time working on James Barker, I’d love to put them up on tugster.
August 13, 2016 at 7:37 am
rich
No pics sorry. I was only filling in as wheelsman while the reg guy was on vacation. I remember it was the first time I saw an elevator on a ship. Also noisy with vibrations because of the aft house. Twin screw though. Very manouverable for a 1000 footer.
August 13, 2016 at 3:03 pm
sfdi1947
Not too long before the “The gales of November come early” and the mighty Fitz is gone another year on her eternal voyage.