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The Steamship William G. Mather is a retired Great Lakes bulk freighter now restored as a museum ship in Cleveland, Ohio, one of four in the Great Lakes region. She transported cargo such as ore, coal, stone, and grain to ports throughout the Great Lakes, and was nicknamed “The Ship That Built Cleveland” because Cleveland’s steel mills were a frequent destination.
She was built by Great Lakes Engineering Works, Ecorse, Michigan, as the flagship for the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company and was named in honor of the then-company president, William Gwinn Mather. The Mather remained the Cliffs’ flagship until the Edward B. Greene (now the Kaye E. Barker of the Interlake Steamship Company fleet) was built in 1925. She remained an active part of the Cliffs’ fleet until the end of…
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Great Lakes Steamship William G. Mather William G. Mather information from wiki. The Steamship William G. Mather is a retired Great Lakes bulk freighter now restored as a museum ship in Cleveland, Ohio, one of four in the Great Lakes region. She transported cargo such as ore, coal, stone, …
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Great Lakes Steamship William G. Mather
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