LEE A TREGURTHA Ghost Ship
LEE A TREGURTHA arrives in Duluth draped in sea smoke for winter layup. Great Lakes Towing tug MISSOURI is seen breaking ice and the Coast Guard cutter SPAR is out breaking a path to Fraser Shipyard, where the LEE A TREGURTHA will spend the winter. You may hear the captain wish everyone to have a great winter. We wish the same to captain and crew. Time of arrival is 9:56 AM.
Name of ship Lee A Tregurtha
Former Names Chiwawa, Walter A Sterling, William Clay Ford (2)
Year Built 1942
Flag United States (USA)
Battle Stars 2
Length 826' 00" (251.76m)
Beam 75' 00" (22.86m)
Depth 39' 00" (11.89m)
Capacity (mid-summer) 29,360 tons (29.832 mt) at a draft of 28' 01" (8.56m)
Power (diesel) 8,040 b.h.p. (6,000 kW)
Owner/operator Interlake Steamship Company