Paul R. Tregurtha: BIGGEST SHIP ON THE GREAT LAKES!

The Paul R. Tregurtha entering Duluth.

Paul R. Tregurtha (Interlake Steamship Company):
Length: 1,013 feet, 6 inches
Depth: 56 feet
Capacity: 68,000 tons
Launch Date: February 4, 1981
Horsepower: 17,120 b.h.p.
Maiden Voyage: May 10, 1981 (Lorain, OH to Silver Bay, MN carrying 55,944 tons of iron ore pellets).

The Paul holds the honor of being the biggest ship on the Great Lakes, earning it the title "Queen of the Lakes". The Paul has held this title longer than any other laker.

Originally christened the "William J. De Lancey" (renamed on May 23rd, 1990).

Statistics from boatnerd.com.

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[SouthPortlandKK]

wow! do they really have a horn like that?

[TheDevilsWater]

The horn is actually issuing from the bridge! It's tradition that they sound the horn when a ship arrives or departs. The actual horn on the ship sounds a lot different :)

[tank214co]

i know the capten and have road on the ship

[Jaket2000]

Before this one was the Edmond Fitzgerald if Iam not mistaken.

[RRYoungs]

Holy CRAP!!!!! That is One Big Mutha F........

[miked9372]

She comes to Duluth about once a week and almost always loads coal, usually for Detroit Edison power plants. She was built as the William J. Delancey in 1981 in Lorain, Ohio. She received her new name in the spring of 1990. Paul Tregurtha was born in 1935 and is an officer of the Interlake Steamship Company, the owner of the ship

[canadiantimberwolf1]

One amazing fact is that these ship here alone on the Great lakes are larger than the Titanic.

[SpartanWarrior198]

Good God, that thing is huge.

[bryson55]

what a monster!