American Courage: built in 1979; 636 ft. long; Flag: USA
Picture above taken on Friday, September 21, 2007

The American Courage was built in 1979 as the Fred R. White Jr. by the Bay Shipbuilding Corp. at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. She is 636 feet long and has 20 hatches that open into 5 cargo holds. She can load 23,800 tons of cargo. She was named for a man who was born in 1913, in Cleveland, Ohio. He started work as an accountant in the vessel operations department of Columbia Transportation Company in 1935. He held many leadership positions with the company. And then, they named a ship after him. In June, 2006, the boat was sold by Oglebay Norton to American Steamship and given her current name.
Picture above taken on Wednesday, May 19, 2004

Picture above taken on Wednesday, July 25, 2001

Picture above taken on Monday, October 18, 1999

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