Leaving Detroit Behind
by Gales Of November
Title
Leaving Detroit Behind
Artist
Gales Of November
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The Cuyahoga started life in 1943 under the name Mesabi and was built to carry taconite to the mills on the Great Lakes that were producing steel for the tanks, ships and other supplies needed to fight World War II.
The Great Lakes Steamship Company acquired her and renamed her the J. Burton Ayers. She changed hands, but retained her name until she entered long term layup in 1991.
In 1995 she was purchased by the Lower Lakes Towing Ltd. and renamed the Cuyahoga, which means 'winding river.' In 1999 her steam engine was replaced with a diesel.
As of 1/1/2014, she is the second oldest ship plying the Great Lakes. Her fleet mate, the Mississagi was launched a month previously. Until she went into dry dock for conversion to a tug/barge in late 2013, the Saint Mary's Challenger held the record for being the oldest ship operating on the Lakes having been launched on February 7, 1906.
The Cuyahoga has a length of 620 feet and a beam of 60 feet. This allows her to carry 19,927 tons of cargo when fully loaded.
Here the J.W. Westcott II delivers mail to the downbound Cuyahoga as she passes the Ambassador Bridge.
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April 24th, 2018
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