20 September 2014
This post is a departure from the Welland Canal...to the Steamship William G. Mather Maritime Museum, an exhibit at the Great Lakes Science Center.in Cleveland, Ohio. The Great Lakes Historical Society has beautifully preserved and maintained her.
According to a plaque beside the ship:
Steamship William G. Mather
The Ship That Built Cleveland.
Built in 1925, the 618 foot bulk carrier was the flagship of Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. The ship is named for William Gwinn Mather, founder and president of the company for more than 40 years. With a combined capacity of 14, 000 tons, the steamship carried iron ore, coal, limestone and grain between Cleveland and Duluth, Minnesota before being retired in 1980.
The William G. Mather has claim to a few first aboard Great Lakes steamships.
The first radar system
The first bow thruster
The first engine room computer
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| Captain's quarters |
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| Captain's quarters |
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| Pilot House |
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| Pilot House |
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| Pilot House |
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| Pilot House |
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| View from the Pilot House, of the cargo holds and Lake Erie |
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| View of the Pilot House with downtown Cleveland behind it. |
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| The smokestack. |
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| Inside the cargo hold |
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