Walter J McCarthy JR ship

The Walter J. McCarthy, Jr. flies a US flag and was built in 1977 by Bay Shipbuilding Company of Sturgeon Bay. She is owned by the American Steamship... more

by Lori Tordsen

Title

Walter J McCarthy JR ship

Artist

Lori Tordsen

Medium

Photograph

Description

The Walter J. McCarthy, Jr. flies a US flag and was built in 1977 by Bay Shipbuilding Company of Sturgeon Bay. She is owned by the American Steamship Company of Buffalo. The McCarthy comes to Duluth/Superior about once a week throughout the shipping season usually loading low-sulfur western coal at the Midwest Energy Resources coal dock in Superior. It takes her about 9 hours to load the boat with coal, which she usually takes to Detroit Edison. There she unloads it and returns to Superior for more coal. It is about a 5-day round trip. Her original name was Belle River but it was changed to her present name in the spring of 1990 when Mr. McCarthy retired from his position as Chairman of the Board of Detroit Edison, the company that operates Midwest Energy Resources in Superior where the McCarthy usually loads.

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September 9th, 2012