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Calumet (ship, 1973)
MV ''Calumet'' is Great Lakes bulk freighter currently in operation. Ship history The ship was built in 1973 by the American Ship Building Company at Lorain, Ohio as the ''William R. Roesch'' for the Union Commerce Bank, Ohio, and managed by Kinsman Marine Transit. The ''Roesch'' sailed for the subsidiary of Oglebay-Norton Marine, the Pringle Transit Company, from 1976 to 1994, when she was transferred to Oglebay-Norton, which also marked the end of Pringle Transit. She was renamed ''David Z. Norton'', after company founder David Zadock Norton on March 31, 1995. In 2006, Oglebay-Norton sold its fleet of River class ships to Grand River Navigation and the Wisconsin and Michigan Steamship Company of Avon Lake and Lakewood, Ohio. The ''Norton'' went to the WAMSC, along with ''Earl W. Oglebay'' and ''Wolverine'', and was renamed ''David Z.''. The ship was sold to Rand Logistics in 2008, being renamed ''Calumet'', after the original ''Calumet'', built in 1929 for US Steel, which was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oglebay Norton Corporation
The Oglebay Norton Corporation was an ore mining company and operated ships on the Great Lakes. At one point their flagship was the SS Edmund Fitzgerald through their Columbia Transportation Division. History The company's roots go back to 1851, when Hewitt & Tuttle, an iron ore brokerage, formed a shipping subsidiary. After several mergers over the years, the firm became Oglebay, Norton in 1890, named for Earl Oglebay and David Z. Norton. In the 1890s, Oglebay, Norton and Company acted as the sales and shipping agent for Rockefeller's Lake Superior Consolidated Iron Mines. The company was incorporated in 1924. Oglebay Norton was acquired by Carmeuse, Carmeuse Lime & Stone, Inc. in 2008. Chronological Company Timeline * 1854: H.B. Tuttle & Co., predecessor to Oglebay Norton, created as a two-partner iron ore agency. * 1855: John D. Rockefeller hired at $3.50 a week. Quits later over salary dispute. * 1884: New partnership formed when Wheeling, W.Va., industrialist Earl W. Oglebay j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |