Endeavour
2009-Present
Articulated Barge, Tanker; Paired with Tugboat Karen Andrie {2}

Specs
Build Information
Year Built: 2009
Builder: Jeffboat LLC, Jeffersonville, IN
Hull #07-2121
Registry: 1212768
IMO #–
Laid Down: —
Launch Date: 2009
Commissioned: June 6, 2009
Paired Tugboats:
Construction
Endeavour was constructed in 2009 by Jeffboat of Jeffersonville, Indiana, as a heated asphalt tanker for Andrie, Inc., of Muskegon, Michigan. She was paired with the tugboat Karen Andrie {2} upon entering service.
General Stats
Length Overall [Combined Tug & Barge]: —
Length Overall [Barge]: 360′
Breadth: 60′
Depth: 24′
Loaded Draft: 19’06”
Capacity: 52,000 Bbls.
Vessel Type: Tanker; Barge
Number of Cargo Tanks: 10
Primary Operations: Petroleum, Liquid Asphalt trades
History
Lineage
Endeavour – 2009-Present
Owner: Andrie, Inc., Muskegon, MI
Operator: Andrie, Inc.
Flag: United States
Home Port: Cleveland, OH
Her Story
Endeavour was constructed in 2009 by Jeffboat of Jeffersonville, IN, as a heated asphalt tanker for Andrie, Inc., of Muskegon, MI. She was launched in early 2009, being towed down the Mississippi River, and around the American East coast to Les Escoumins, QC, to be paired with her designated tugboat, Karen Andrie {2}. The pair entered service on June 6, 2009, departing Montreal on their maiden voyage together.
Karen Andrie / Endeavour continue to serve the petroleum and asphalt trades under the Andrie flag, visiting ports all across the Great Lakes.
Compiled By Brendan Falkowski
Updated on January 28, 2021
Gallery
Endeavour / Karen Andrie, October 11, 2009. Photo by Roger LeLievre Endeavour / Karen Andrie on the Welland Canal, September 16, 2011. Photo by Roger LeLievre Endeavour / Karen Andrie at Indiana Harbor, August 3, 2012. Photo by Roger LeLievre Endeavour / Karen Andrie at Indiana Harbor, September 26, 2015. Photo by Roger LeLievre Endeavour / Karen Andrie on the St. Clair River, July 2, 2016. Photo by Isaac Pennock Endeavour / Karen Andrie in the Manitou Passage, July 24, 2019. Photo by Brendan Falkowski Endeavour / Karen Andrie on the St. Clair River, July 11, 2020. Photo by Isaac Pennock Endeavour / Karen Andrie at South Chicago, Illinois, September 9, 2020. Photo by Isaac Pennock
Sources
Greenwood’s Guide to Great Lakes Shipping 2016. Harbor House Publishers, 2016. Pp. 5.2.
LeLievre, Roger. Know Your Ships 2020. Marine Publishing Company, 2020. Pp. 36.