1979                              Fred R. White Jr.                                             

Steel self-unloading Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Sturgeon Bay WI by Bay Shipbuilding Co., Hull 722
Keel laid April 4, 1978;  launched Nov 16, 1978. 

636’ LOA, 617’ LBP, 68’ beam, 40’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 24’, oil-fired diesel engines, 7000 BHP

Enrolled at
615.0 x 68.1 x 38.0, 11688 GT, 8105 NT     US 606421     to:
Oglebay Norton Co., Cleveland OH

Entered service May 26, 1979 clearing Sturgeon Bay WI light for Escanaba MI

Sold 2006 to Liberty Steamship Co., a subsidiary of American Steamship Co., Williamsville NY and renamed American Courage.

IMO 7634226

In service 2011 for American Steamship Co.

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