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THE EDWARD L. RYERSON CELEBRATES THIRTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY In September, 1959, Canada Steamship Lines launched the Murray Bay, the first 730-foot freighter on the Lakes. The second vessel in this class was Inland Steel's Edward L. Ryerson, launched at Manitowoc, WI. on January 21, 1960. The Ryerson was built to be one of the largest and most powerful ships, measuring 730'x75'x39', and powered by a 9,000 horsepower engine. Unique to this ship were the four cargo holds with vertical sides, instead of the usual slanted sides needed for vessel carrying coal and limestone, which require more space The Ryerson was built specifically for carrying iron ore pellets. Each hatch measured twenty feet across which allowed for two chutes to load at once. The speed in loading was also repeated when the Ryerson was unloaded by dockside equipment at Indiana Harbor. According to the christening brochure, the Ryerson's engine included the latest technology, "Boilers are equipped with hydraulic combustion controls, one of the first installations in a vessel in the U.S. Boilers and fuel oil bunkers are located aft of the main propulsion turbine, in order to bring about better The EDWARD L. RYERSON loading her first cargo at the Great Northern Ore Dock in Superior, Wisconsin in August, 1960.