To be honest for the longest time, I've never really cared for the vessel's peculiar design, in fact I kinda thought it was a little bit ugly. But now that I've grown and seen the light, I now understand the beauty of her design and her graceful voice. Hopefully someday we can get her back onto the lakes.
She's a working Iady--and I say that in aII respect. These Iadies have their own speciaI way about them. They're buit for 70+ years working Iife-- the Arthur M. Anderson is 71--oIder than me and sti going strong.
That "peculiar" streamlined design seems a throwback to pre-WW II art deco style used for everything from art, architecture and furniture to trains, ships and autos. The streamlining was considered graceful and elegant. The old Milwaukee Clipper car ferry was built with similar lines.
@@MidwestSteven1 they are talking about taking her out of layup and put her back in service but they also said she will be converted to diesel and won’t have her super distinct horns anymore😔
The front quarters under the pilothouse, and the stern ones have plate glass cruise ship windows, not the traditional portholes, and those amazing whistles and steam turbine, this would truly be a great ship to be on.
when I was in highschool my metal shop teacher had connections at Fraser to take a tour of the ol girl during fit out it was a day before they departed winter layup in 2007 an Capt ET gave us the tour when we were in the wheelhouse he. asked who wants to blow the whistles my hand shot sky high I asked him being a boat nerd what Ya want me to give a 1-2. or 3-2 he said what ever you want so I went to the button in the front window an hit it they saw the steam coming b4 she cut loose an thought that's all she's gonna do half a second later when she cut loose my whole class including the teacher jumped as I sounded the formal salute me an Capt treece just laughed our asses off that was a great tour
Here's a fun fact. The United States had three big horns! Two Leslie Tyfon 575's which were primarily used on ocean liners and warships, but there was a Leslie 425 in the front stack next to one of the 575's so it had a similar tone albeit deeper with the 575.
It would keep us awake all night when it was foggy and had to make a bend in the St.Clair River off of Harsens Island. All night it would blow warning to other ships to make seaway.
my guess the fanciest SHIP on the lakes in its time oh yes the best steam whistles as well ..wish it was in service slap a unloading boom on her and send her on her way...
I read an article and saw a conceptual drawing of the Ryerson with a stern mounted boom, some years ago. It looked great but, according to the article the shape of her cargo holds were not conducive for conversion to a self unloader without costly modifications. Sad because she is a legend on the Great Lakes. Even her engine room design and layout had a pleasing look to it and permitted the Engineer an unrestricted view of the plant.
ikr it is weird why they doing this. But i know why A bade Economy in the steel industry so shes been in layup ever since they're talkin about retiring her but then again they also want her in service so they care, they may decide it may never sail again:-(. which i hope it sails
She's basically the ss united states of the great lakes meaning shes been in lay up longer then in service i just hope they save her as a museum because I think she's elgegible to become one and i hope so because she has an allure of style, grace, elegance and beauty all her own
@@northstarstatepolitics1652 her biggest issues are the lack of self unloading equipment and she’s a steam boat. That limits where she can go and requires more work to keep running.
I can't believe it's a farewell for Edward l Ryerson, that freighter ship must've been replaced by another freighter ship or something. We're all going miss that freighter ship 👋😔
She’s not going anywhere. She’s still in great physical shape and they fired up the boilers and turbine last year. There’s a good chance she will be used again.
The Ryerson sat here in Sturgeon Bay for years, had to leave when the dock space was sold and developed. Where is she these days, still afloat? I saw the ship every day for years but never heard the horns, too bad, they sound great!!
She's in long term lay-up at the Barko dock in Superior. Right at the north end of Tower Ave. Owners are taking a nice depreciation tax write-off on her. Doubt she will run again. Not many places to unload, not many engineers have a steam endorsement anymore. Huge money to convert to a self-unloader and a diesel conversion.
I heard that the legendary Edmund Fitzgerald, her sister the Homer, and the Ryerson all had a similar salute, due to using the same horns and configuration.
The Fitz had a steam powered horn. It was a leslie tyfon 425 and a tyfon 300...just like the ryerson, if you look on Google images, there are a few pics of the fitz blowing her horns, and you can see steam jetting out from them...At the time pretty much every freighter on the lakes either had a leslie tyfon 300, 425, or a combination of both. And most ships were powered by steam turbines
@@MidwestSteven1 again, it's still hard to say my friend...for one, it could be an audio of any freighter back then...a lot of freighters at the time had both the Leslie tyfon 425 and 300 dve..and eventhough the Homer had those horns...the Fitz could've had a different pitch, different tone...etc...But I have listened to that recording, and if it's genuine..we definitely have the closest audio
Chris shippam Thats what I thought I think it had to be a low "C" and a octave higher "C" But they really never should ajust that Because this is THE sound from her (Probably we will never hear it again)
Fleet mate- not a sister ship. Sister ships are usually built of the same or near similar plans Homer/Fitzgerald Callaway/Reserve American Century/Indiana Harbor.
roundthirteen With the Callaway, don't forget the Anderson and the Clarke. All three vessels look identical and the only way to tell them apart is their names, especially with the modern Great Lakes Fleet paint scheme
@tallstech0711 She has been laid up because of the economy and she is not a self unloader, so it is more expensive/difficult/time consuming to load and unload her.
Jimmer155 To be honest, I wish either American Steamship, Interlaker Steamship, or Great Lakes Fleet would buy her and invest the money into converting her into a self-unloader. Granted it's a shame to see the last straight-decker disappear like that, but she deserves to be working the lakes, not rotting away in a shipyard
@@85bbenjaminfan no no no no NO, she's not the American straight decker everyone gets this confused THE JOHN SHERWIN is not in service as a self unloader
If they ever end up converting her to a self unloader, I hope they do at least one of the two, if not BOTH. (But either or wouldn’t upset me.) Give her an aft facing boom. (If that’s even possible, I think she’d look better with one.) And don’t give her the average piston air horn. I understand it saves steam which in turn saves oil, but the steam horns and looks as a straight decker are without a doubt what gives the Ryerson its fame as one of the best looking freighters. If you’re going to turn her to a self unloader, at least keep the voice.
🎄🥃🎄🥃 Oh they must be feeling really guilty on the L Ryerson , for basically murdering captain mcsorryass , why didn’t you warn them Ryerson, why didn’t you warn them about that rock. I’d i had a shipping company and I hit the same rock twice I’d never show my face north side again , I’d stay down south holding my tiny little L Ryerson potatoes. I’m glad your all dried up at the mo , it’s not the first time after all there’s been an outpouring of grief from The L Ryerson about lake Richy Gilbey🇨🇦🥃🎄🥃💎🇨🇦🥃
Beautiful. That's not just a horn. It's a voice.
supposedly it uses the same model of horn the Edmund Fitzgerald had.
Yes she has her voice
You're right, it is the voice 🤩🎤
@@GiordanDiodato wouldn’t you trust the sister of the fitzs horn more then a different company
@@GiordanDiodato yea but I find that hard to believe though
My father spent a career on this boat. He supported my brother and I and my mother. God bless him.
My late husband's favorite Great Laker. Thank you for posting this!!
She's got the combined sounds of an ocean liner and a freight train. 👍
To be honest for the longest time, I've never really cared for the vessel's peculiar design, in fact I kinda thought it was a little bit ugly. But now that I've grown and seen the light, I now understand the beauty of her design and her graceful voice. Hopefully someday we can get her back onto the lakes.
She's a working Iady--and I say that in aII respect. These Iadies have their own speciaI way about them. They're buit for 70+ years working Iife-- the Arthur M. Anderson is 71--oIder than me and sti going strong.
That "peculiar" streamlined design seems a throwback to pre-WW II art deco style used for everything from art, architecture and furniture to trains, ships and autos.
The streamlining was considered graceful and elegant. The old Milwaukee Clipper car ferry was built with similar lines.
Pretty fitting that my favorite ship has my favorite horn.
The Courteny Burton was always my favorite. You would have thought the QE2 was coming!
It´s amazing, most beautiful horn from Great Lakes.
the Wiliam G Mathers voice is beautifiul
The Barker sounds nice as well.
She has been laid up at Fraser Shipyard is Superior WI for the last few years. I admire her everytime I go by. She has fine lines.
9 years after this comment and she's still layed up unfortunately
@@MidwestSteven1 they are talking about taking her out of layup and put her back in service but they also said she will be converted to diesel and won’t have her super distinct horns anymore😔
@@freightersonthegreatlakes995 at this point I don't even care if she doesn't sound the same, I just wanna see her on the lakes again
@@freightersonthegreatlakes995 wait, are you serious? Where did you get this knowledge
That sounds SO nice. Right up there with the Barker.
Oh yeah
I Iove it! I grew up on the Detroit River and got to see these a Iot. I miss them
Great video and awesome whistles. Thanx BoatNerd.
The front quarters under the pilothouse, and the stern ones have plate glass cruise ship windows, not the traditional portholes, and those amazing whistles and steam turbine, this would truly be a great ship to be on.
when I was in highschool my metal shop teacher had connections at Fraser to take a tour of the ol girl during fit out it was a day before they departed winter layup in 2007 an Capt ET gave us the tour when we were in the wheelhouse he. asked who wants to blow the whistles my hand shot sky high I asked him being a boat nerd what Ya want me to give a 1-2. or 3-2 he said what ever you want so I went to the button in the front window an hit it they saw the steam coming b4 she cut loose an thought that's all she's gonna do half a second later when she cut loose my whole class including the teacher jumped as I sounded the formal salute me an Capt treece just laughed our asses off that was a great tour
@@benjaminlarson2995 I bet it was a good time how old were you back then
All these beautiful Great Lakes ships make me think of the Edmund Fitzgerald, May those 29 Rest In Peace.
If I am not mistaken, this ship has the same horn as the Fitzgerald
you are thinking about the horn
A very similar chord to the SS United States, which I used to hear in Southampton many years ago.
Here's a fun fact. The United States had three big horns! Two Leslie Tyfon 575's which were primarily used on ocean liners and warships, but there was a Leslie 425 in the front stack next to one of the 575's so it had a similar tone albeit deeper with the 575.
Literally the best horn of the great Lakes
She is the glamour girl of Great Lake boats!
1:24.
WOMAN: Is the diamond the right side up?
RYERSON: Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssss
Hahaha
@@cliffsvictorycaddilac5982 hi
I thought she said is it dying on the right side up?
That’s me being stupid tho
😂😂😂😂😂😂
It would keep us awake all night when it was foggy and had to make a bend in the St.Clair River off of Harsens Island. All night it would blow warning to other ships to make seaway.
Great video.
Love her horns.
Kyle
Wow, the stern quarters look like motel rooms. Must be a nice boat to sail on!
my guess the fanciest SHIP on the lakes in its time oh yes the best steam whistles as well ..wish it was in service slap a unloading boom on her and send her on her way...
I read an article and saw a conceptual drawing of the Ryerson with a stern mounted boom, some years ago. It looked great but, according to the article the shape of her cargo holds were not conducive for conversion to a self unloader without costly modifications. Sad because she is a legend on the Great Lakes.
Even her engine room design and layout had a pleasing look to it and permitted the Engineer an unrestricted view of the plant.
@@flappygustafson3262 It's not a ship it's a boat on the Great Lakes.
@@TheFogLakeshore it is a ship
@@TheFogLakeshore To me, anything longer than 75 feet is a SHIP.
Ok, ok! I'm awake! I'm awake. A body can't get any sleep around here. lol
if you pause at 2:27 you can see the perfect smoke clouds of the 1 long and 2 short
I wish they would bring her out of Lay-up. Jesus. It's a crime to keep something this nice sitting in Frasier doing nothing.
ikr it is weird why they doing this. But i know why A bade Economy in the steel industry so shes been in layup ever since they're talkin about retiring her but then again they also want her in service so they care, they may decide it may never sail again:-(. which i hope it sails
Unfortunatley she is very small compared to others on the lakes so she may be sitting a while
She's basically the ss united states of the great lakes meaning shes been in lay up longer then in service i just hope they save her as a museum because I think she's elgegible to become one and i hope so because she has an allure of style, grace, elegance and beauty all her own
@@northstarstatepolitics1652 her biggest issues are the lack of self unloading equipment and she’s a steam boat. That limits where she can go and requires more work to keep running.
@@RailPreserver2K the Arthur M Anderson deserves that honor more, sorry
0:22 thats the Fitz horn, right there
My favorite Great Lakes ship of all time
I think my ears went to heaven ❤
one of her ex-captians said her's was the same as the Fitzgerald's not sure on legitimacy though
Kyle Dorsty That is correct. Leslie Tyfon 300 and 425. same sound. exact.
Creepy
Breaking microphones since she was launched awesome
Edward l Ryerson voice❤❤❤❤
yep,Willfred Sykes my uncle served on the sykes..it also aided in the search for 3 modern vessels that sank in the 50s 2 I believe and 1 in 1975.
Dave Gunderson wait... 1975? Would that have been the ship I am thinking about? (Edmund Fitzgerald)
The one in 1975 was probably “Big Fitz”
GreatLakesSturgeon only significant shipwreck on the lakes in 1975 is the Fitz. No other possible choice.
such a handsome ship , be a crime to lose her
Simon Wood she is dried docked in Duluth. If they cant find a crew they will scrap her:(
@@tuckerhager6429 if your old enough mabye you should be one of her crew!
@@Michiganrailfanner23 I want to but college 😭
@@tuckerhager6429 mabye wait then
Beautiful old ship with wild horns.
Can’t help but wonder if she’ll ever sail again. I’m not very optimistic at this juncture.
For more great history on this ship others get the Book ( Freighters of Manitowoc )
I can't believe it's a farewell for Edward l Ryerson, that freighter ship must've been replaced by another freighter ship or something. We're all going miss that freighter ship 👋😔
She’s not going anywhere. She’s still in great physical shape and they fired up the boilers and turbine last year. There’s a good chance she will be used again.
@@thomasreinker3402 Well I hope we'll see her again soon. 🙏💕
@@thomasreinker3402 Yay!
The Ryerson sat here in Sturgeon Bay for years, had to leave when the dock space was sold and developed. Where is she these days, still afloat? I saw the ship every day for years but never heard the horns, too bad, they sound great!!
mamllc Lol I am 3 years late but I figured eh why not. Its in Superior WI and has been for a while.
So, is Bay Shipbuilding no more? I laid the Presque Isle up there in ‘97 and the Ryerson was there at that time.
She's in long term lay-up at the Barko dock in Superior. Right at the north end of Tower Ave. Owners are taking a nice depreciation tax write-off on her. Doubt she will run again. Not many places to unload, not many engineers have a steam endorsement anymore. Huge money to convert to a self-unloader and a diesel conversion.
Shes laid up near Connors Point in Superior Wisconsin
She’s in Fraser shipyards in the twin ports.
0:36 I SEE A COLORADO AVALANCHE FLAG!! DOES ANYONE ELSE SEE THAT??
I did!
I heard that the legendary Edmund Fitzgerald, her sister the Homer, and the Ryerson all had a similar salute, due to using the same horns and configuration.
False. Not to be mean. The Edward L ryerson has a steam horn the Fitzgerald had a diesel powered horn
@@tuckerhager6429 I didn't know that
The Fitz had a steam powered horn. It was a leslie tyfon 425 and a tyfon 300...just like the ryerson, if you look on Google images, there are a few pics of the fitz blowing her horns, and you can see steam jetting out from them...At the time pretty much every freighter on the lakes either had a leslie tyfon 300, 425, or a combination of both. And most ships were powered by steam turbines
@@cliffsvictorycaddilac5982 that's because it's not true fitz was steam not diesel
@@tuckerhager6429 The Fitz was never diesel powered, so therefor this is incorrect.
0:34 i can also hear that horn too
Say what you want about the “Barker bark”, nothing beats this
Lol at one of the horn blasts a lady says is the diamond right side up
Many old sailors have said that Ryerson sounds identical to Edmund Fitzgerald herself.
Its hard to say, since there really is no recording of the fitzgerald's horns...at least I couldn't find one
@@stancedstyfon1234 there is a recording of the Arthur B Homer, the twin sister to the Fitz, so it's about as close as we can get to it
@@MidwestSteven1 again, it's still hard to say my friend...for one, it could be an audio of any freighter back then...a lot of freighters at the time had both the Leslie tyfon 425 and 300 dve..and eventhough the Homer had those horns...the Fitz could've had a different pitch, different tone...etc...But I have listened to that recording, and if it's genuine..we definitely have the closest audio
Wht is this whistle for Edmund Fitzgerald
its for 0:22
AWESOME..interesting minor chord!
Chris shippam
Thats what I thought
I think it had to be a low "C" and a octave higher "C"
But they really never should ajust that
Because this is THE sound from her
(Probably we will never hear it again)
0:48 someone told me that that was the fitzgerald’s horn
Guess not
I consider this freighter ship has some kinda horn chorus when the captain blast his horns 🌊🚢🌊📯📯🔊🔊
Tyler Mac yes this great laker is from Canada 🇨🇦
Exquisite!!
Are there two separate buttons for both the bells? they seemed in sync for most of the time except for around 3:37
Typically there are two separate buttons for them, captain Treece simply loved using both of them, he still uses both on the Wilfred Sykes
i dont know how to describe it, sound amazing, better than WSF horns
im thinking this is a edmund fitzgerald horn
wow
Can I use one of the horns for a game if not that’s fine
My dad was Captain of this ship…Captain Dudley J. Paquette
Best horn on the lakes
It's hard to believe that this ship and another have the same horns, guess its cause of the chord
TRUE
what company is she operated under?
@Robert King aka central marine logistics
@Jimmer155 Thanks.
Why there's steam or smoke coming out of the horns, it's nothing like Edward l Ryerson is a steamship or is it?
Ryerson is driven by steam turbine, so yes it is a steamship 😃
@@MidwestSteven1 Oh okay I didn't know notice that it was.
My favorite ship
Fleet mate- not a sister ship. Sister ships are usually built of the same or near similar plans Homer/Fitzgerald Callaway/Reserve American Century/Indiana Harbor.
roundthirteen With the Callaway, don't forget the Anderson and the Clarke. All three vessels look identical and the only way to tell them apart is their names, especially with the modern Great Lakes Fleet paint scheme
hear 0:22 thats the fitzgerald horn
@tallstech0711 She has been laid up because of the economy and she is not a self unloader, so it is more expensive/difficult/time consuming to load and unload her.
Jimmer155 To be honest, I wish either American Steamship, Interlaker Steamship, or Great Lakes Fleet would buy her and invest the money into converting her into a self-unloader. Granted it's a shame to see the last straight-decker disappear like that, but she deserves to be working the lakes, not rotting away in a shipyard
@@85bbenjaminfan no no no no NO, she's not the American straight decker everyone gets this confused THE JOHN SHERWIN is not in service as a self unloader
somethin somethin Ryerson is a straight decker. It’s one of the last.
Do you know why the Reyerson has been laid up since 2009?
Due to lack of self unloading equipment and unable to do said cause of the hatches
Bad Economy............She came in during the Great Recession which was occuring during that time. She has never been out since.
She will come back in 2025
3 longs then 2 shorts means what?
Master Salute
Master salute
Means get out of the way lol
@@PrairieLands702 no it's master salute
@@PrairieLands702 5 short means danger 3 long 2 short mean master salute
they need to get that ship back into operation
0:34 that captain waving at us
3:09 Here it comes, Edward l Ryerson is about to salute so round of applause for Edward l Ryerson 🌊🚢🌊📯📯🔊🔊😄👏👏👏👏
I agree. a beautiful boat like the sykes.
If they ever end up converting her to a self unloader, I hope they do at least one of the two, if not BOTH. (But either or wouldn’t upset me.) Give her an aft facing boom. (If that’s even possible, I think she’d look better with one.) And don’t give her the average piston air horn. I understand it saves steam which in turn saves oil, but the steam horns and looks as a straight decker are without a doubt what gives the Ryerson its fame as one of the best looking freighters. If you’re going to turn her to a self unloader, at least keep the voice.
0:36 Fast Eddie showing his horn off
Ryerson vs James R Barker. Horn vs horn.
@tallstech0711 Ryerson. My bad.
Cessna 182 she is operated under mitral says on the funnel
No I don't know why but it's owned by central marine logistics
0:49
the real is 0:22
If they ever take her out of long term layup they better not do what they did to the Munson and other steam ships and let her keep the steam whistle
And 0:22
LOL THATS WHAT I DID
The only thing missing is a Steam Calopie 😕
0:08 i can hear SS Edmund Fitzgerald horn
0:22
she needs to come back in service
not as a barge
nor as an su cuz it cant due to the hatches pattern
The only one that sounds mightier is the James Barker bark.
Followed by Alpena (the only operating steam whistle on the lakes.
Who's the thumbsdowner?????? LoL
Probably some 9 year old who thinks they’re cool and all.
probably some idiot who has never seen a real lake freighter
The owners of the ship apparently
Video by Roger Rabbit? LOL (LeLievre)
Old ship cant look modern🤡🤡
Meanwhile this ship built in 1960:
🎄🥃🎄🥃 Oh they must be feeling really guilty on the L Ryerson , for basically murdering captain mcsorryass , why didn’t you warn them Ryerson, why didn’t you warn them about that rock. I’d i had a shipping company and I hit the same rock twice I’d never show my face north side again , I’d stay down south holding my tiny little L Ryerson potatoes. I’m glad your all dried up at the mo , it’s not the first time after all there’s been an outpouring of grief from The L Ryerson about lake Richy Gilbey🇨🇦🥃🎄🥃💎🇨🇦🥃
Excuse me sir, what are you on?
What drugs did you take and where did you get them; because i don't know what language you spoke.
Edward l Ryerson sound a little more like Roger blough
Lol
Beautiful in all ways but utterly useless. Get an unloader and start making money.
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