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Luxury Liner Freighter Sykes Weighs In On Great Lakes Ore
In 1885 the Mesabi ore voyage through the Soo canal began a scale growth for Great Lakes freighters. The Wilfred Sykes, 678 by 70 feet, built for Inland Steel, set a 28 000 ton capacity limit by depth and ships to Indiana Harbor. It will haul about 900 000 tons of ore to Indiana Harbor this year, with round trips from Duluth to Indiana Harbor at 831 miles taking about 4 days to complete. Only three docks on the lakes can unload such a giant vessel Cleveland Conneaut and Indiana Harbor.
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