Launched in 1981 at the Bay Shipbuilding Company in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Her owners, American Steamship Company, were delivered their answer to the Lorain to Cleveland ore shuttle problems. ASC needed a highly specialized vessel to transit the long and winding Cuyahoga River, and this modern Great Lakes self-unloader fit the plan perfectly. With eight rudders, both bow and stern thrusters, twin diesel engines (producing 7,200 b.h.p.) driving the two variable pitch propellers housed in strengthened Kort Nozzles. She is considered to be the most nimble and manoeuvrable ship in the world.
Length is 650 feet
Little Facts
* It was built in Wisconsin in 1981.
* It was originally named the American Republic, but was renamed in 2011 after being sold to Key Lakes Inc
* It was built to serve Republic Steel, a steel mill
* It has a capacity of 24,800 tons and 7,200 b.h.p. diesel power.
* In 1996, it carried the Olympic Flame on its deck
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