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} |} The SS ''Arthur M. Anderson'' is a cargo ship of the laker type. It is famous for being the last ship to be in contact with the SS ''Edmund Fitzgerald'' (before it sank 10 November 1975). ''Arthur M Anderson'' was also the first rescue ship on the scene in a vain search for ''Edmund Fitzgerald'' survivors (there were none). == History == The SS ''Arthur M. Anderson'' came out of the drydock of the American Ship Building Company of Lorain, Ohio in 1952.〔 It had a length of 647 feet, 70 foot beam, a 36 foot depth,〔 and a gross tonnage of roughly 20,000 tons. It was second of eight of the AAA class of lake freighters; the others being, in order, the SS ''Philip R. Clarke'', SS ''Cason J. Callaway'', SS ''Reserve'', SS ''J.L. Mauthe'', SS ''Armco'', SS ''Edward B. Greene'', and the SS ''William Clay Ford''. It, along with the SS ''Philip R. Clarke'' and SS ''Cason J. Callaway'', was built for the Pittsburgh Steamship Division of U.S. Steel. ''Arthur M Andersons sea-trials commenced on 7 August 1952, and it loaded its first cargo at the Two Harbors dock on August 12 1952. It received several refits in its life including the addition of a new midsection in 1975 which added about 6,000 tons to its gross tonnage, bringing the total to about 26,000 tons. In 1981 it received a self unloading boom which improved its cargo loading and unloading. It is unique among the three Great Lakes Fleet steamships in that it has a softer midsection that prohibits loading as much cargo as the others; roughly 1500 tons less.〔ABS trim and stability booklet〕 In February 2015 ''Arthur M. Anderson'' became stuck and stranded in several feet of ice in Lake Erie near Conneaut Harbor, Ohio. ''Arthur M. Anderson'' was freed from the ice 21 February 2015 after 5 days with the help of CCGS ''Griffon''. CCGS ''Samuel Risley'' was slated to escort ''Arthur M. Anderson'' to Detroit. had also become stranded while attempting to free the ship from the up to thick ice. Its namesake, Arthur Marvin Anderson, was director of U.S. Steel at the time. It has been a member of the U.S. Steel fleet its entire life, and is still sailing as of 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SS Arthur M. Anderson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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