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The whaleback steamer Charles W. Wetmore on the ways in Superior, Wisconsin Map of Superior Port on western Lake Superior 46°44′09″N 92°05′26″W / 46.735868°N 92.090511°W / 46.735868; -92.090511 The Superior Shipbuilding Company was originally called the American Steel Barge Company, and based in Duluth, Minnesota
During World War II Walter Butler Shipbuilders took over the Globe Shipbuilding shipyard in Superior, Wisconsin, near the current Fraser Shipyards, to build ships under the Emergency Shipbuilding Program. Globe Shipbuilding Company built ships for World War 1, but in a different shipyard. During World War II Globe employed 2,500 workers, 10% ...
Walter Butler also had a shipyard in Superior, Wisconsin from 1942 to 1945 for building warships. Walter Butler shipbuilding was a family company started in 1877 as the Butler Brothers Shipbuilders, then Walter Butler Shipbuilders Inc. the brother pass the yard to Robert Butler (1897-1955).
In 1989, the ship was purchased by Fraser Shipyards in Superior, Wisconsin, which shortened her by 120 feet (37 m) and converted her into a self-unloading cement carrier. In 1990, the ship was purchased by New Management Enterprises and renamed the SS Alpena , which uses her to transport cement between Alpena, Michigan , and other Great Lakes ...
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Dec. 2—SUPERIOR — The public gets an opportunity to weigh in on a plan by Fraser Industries to invest in an expansion that could nearly double its workforce over the next few years. The ...
Repairs took place at Fraser Shipyards in Superior, Wisconsin. Later, in 1992, she ran aground in the St. Clair River after loss of steerage. In March 2006, Oglebay Norton announced the sale of Reserve to Reserve Holdings LLC for US$4 million. Reserve sailed for the first time under her new owners on April 24, 2006.
After undergoing repairs at the Fraser Shipyards in Superior, Wisconsin, she then loaded her coal cargo at the dock and carried it to Detroit, Michigan. [ 2 ] 2012 and 2014 grounding incidents