Great Lakes Fleet

S/S Great Republic

Name:

• S/S Great Republic
• Formerly known as the American Republic until 2011. The name comes from the owners of the steel mill, Republic Steel.

Did You Know?

• The Great Republic is a self-unloading bulk carrier, designed to haul taconite pellets (iron ore concentrate) on the Great Lakes.
• The Great Republic was originally designed to maneuver on the winding Cuyahoga River and remains today as one of the maneuverable ships in the world.
• Still in operation today, it primarily sails between Lorain, Ohio, and Cleveland, Ohio, navigating the Cuyahoga River.
• In 1996, the Olympic Flame was carried about the Great Republic as it traveled from Detroit, MI to Cleveland, OH.