Listed below are ships that sailed the Great Lakes that were originally built as self-unloading bulk carriers. They are organized by year built and their original name, as well as by date of entering service. Name changes are listed following with the year of name change.
Ship names in boldface still exist today.
1908
1909
Alpena {1} [Sidney E. Smith Jr., 1968; Alpena, 1972;]
1912
1914
1915
1916
Conneaut [Wyandotte {2}, 1963;]
1917
Carl D. Bradley {1} [John G. Munson {1}, 1927; Irvin L. Clymer, 1951;]
1922
John A. Kling [Leadale {2}, 1981;]
1923
B. H. Taylor [Rogers City, 1957;]
1925
1927
1952
1953
John J. Boland {3} [Saginaw, 1999;]
1955
1959
Adam E. Cornelius {3} [Capt. Edward V. Smith, 1989; Sea Barge One, 1991; Sarah Spencer, 1996;]
1964
Cape Breton Miner [Conveyor, 1969; Cape Breton Miner, 1972; Mazahua, 1983;]
1965
Ontario Power [Thornhill, 1983; Akalli Seri, 1984; Kalli, 1986;]
1966
1967
Canadian Century [John D. Leitch, 2002;]
1968
Canadian Progress [Algoma Progress, 2011;]
1969
Tadoussac [CSL Tadoussac, 2001;]
1970
1972
J. W. McGiffin [CSL Niagara, 1999;]
1973
Roger M. Kyes [Adam E. Cornelius {4}, 1989; Algoma Compass, 2018;]
William R. Roesch [David Z. Norton, 1995; David Z. 2006; Calumet {4}, 2008;]
Charles E. Wilson [John J. Boland {4}, 2000;]
H. M. Griffith [Rt. Hon. Paul J. Martin, 2000;]
Paul Thayer [Earl W. Oglebay, 1995; Earl W., 2006; Manitowoc, 2008;]
Presque Isle [Tug] / Presque Isle [Barge]
1974
Wolverine {2} [Robert S. Pierson {2}, 2008;]
1975
1976
Canadian Olympic [Algoma Olympic, 2011;]
1977
Belle River [Walter J. McCarthy Jr., 1990;]
Louis R. Desmarais [CSL Laurentien, 2001;]
Jean Parisien [CSL Assiniboine, 2005]
1978
Lewis Wilson Foy [Oglebay Norton, 1991; American Integrity, 2006;]
Buffalo {3} [Algoma Buffalo, 2018;]
George A. Stinson [American Spirit, 2004;]
Algobay [Radcliffe R. Latimer, 2011;]
1979
Canadian Transport [Algoma Transport, 2011;]
Fred R. White Jr. [American Courage, 2006;]
Canadian Enterprise [Algoma Enterprise, 2011;]
1980
1981
William J. DeLancey [Paul R. Tregurtha, 1990;]
American Republic [Great Republic, 2011;]
Columbia Star [American Century, 2006;]
Canadian Pioneer [Pioneer, 1987;]
1982
Atlantic Superior [M. H. Baker III, 1997; Atlantic Superior, 2003;]
Erol T. Beker [Mary Turner, 1987; Ashtabula, 2012;]
1983
Canadian Ambassador [Ambassador, 1986;]
1985
Hon. Paul Martin [Atlantic Erie, 1988;]
2000
2011
2012
Lakes Contender [Erie Trader, 2017;]
2013
2017
2018
2019
2020
2022
Nukumi
2024
Algoma Bear [Expected delivery in 2024]
3Maj Hull 527 [Expected delivery in 2024 or 2025. Currently under construction in Rijeka, Croatia]
*Vessel converted into a barge
**Vessel converted from ocean ship (Name after conversion listed)
***Vessel converted from ocean ship, converted into a barge
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