Video of the S.S. American Republic.

The American Steamship Company's Great Lakes freighter the American Republic. Over 634 ft long, down bound on the Detroit river at about 3:50p.m.. Filmed at Bishop park in Wyandotte, Michigan on September 19th 2010.
In the summer of 1996, she had the distinct honor of carrying the Olympic Flame on her deck. A large cauldron was placed upon her deck on top of hatch #4, and at 10:15am July 6, amidst a heavy downpour, the Olympic torch was brought aboard the ship and the cauldron was lit. She departed the Hart Plaza, Detroit River dock and continued downbound for her destination of Cleveland, Ohio. Arriving shortly before 8:00pm, the American Republic, with a huge Olympic banner on both sides of her bow, finally made her dock at the Rock-n-Roll museum waterfront. This was a great moment for The American Steamship Company and for the whole of Great Lakes Shipping.

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[kristen440]

I believe all of American Steamship Companies ships were Deisel powered. My dad was on the American Republic for a short time before he retired in 1993.

[DOMKIL]

Its MV not SS she is DIESEL POWERED