Abandoned 806-foot Great Lakes Freighter. August 2021 - John Sherwin (2)

John Sherwin was built in 1958 by the American Ship Building Co., Toledo, OH . This traditional styled laker was launched November 2, 1957 for owners Interlake Steamship Co., Richfield, OH and was formally christened as the John Sherwin (2). Overrall dimensions as originally built were: 710’ 00” loa (216.41m) x 75’ 00” (22.86m) beam x 37’ 06” (11.43m) depth, with a carrying capacity of 25,000 tons (25,402 mt). She was powered by a De Laval 9,350 s.h.p. (6,959 kW) cross-compound steam turbine engine. Boat is not technically "Abandoned"
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