SS Arthur M. Anderson
SS Arthur M. Anderson is a cargo ship of the laker type. She is famous for being the last ship to be in contact with SS Edmund Fitzgerald before she sank on November 10, 1975. Arthur M. Anderson was also the first rescue ship on the scene in a vain search for Edmund Fitzgerald survivors. The vessel's namesake, Arthur Marvin Anderson, was director of U.S. Steel, a member of its finance committee and vice chairman of J.P. Morgan & Co. at the time. The ship was launched in 1952 and is in active service.
Arthur M. Anderson unloading at Huron, Ohio in 2008.
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| Name | SS Arthur M. Anderson |
| Namesake | Arthur Marvin Anderson |
| Operator | Great Lakes Fleet |
| Port of registry | Duluth, Minnesota |
| Builder | American Ship Building Company of Lorain, Ohio |
| Yard number | 868 |
| Launched | February 16, 1952 |
| Acquired | August 7, 1952 |
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| Status | In Service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Lake freighter |
| Tonnage | 26,525 GT |
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| Beam | 70 ft (21 m) |
| Draft | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Propulsion | Westinghouse Electric Corporation Double-Reduction Geared Steam Turbine at 7,700 shp (5,700 kW) |
| Speed | approx. 15.1 knots (28.0 km/h; 17.4 mph) |
| Capacity | 25,300 tons |
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