SS Arthur M. Anderson

Arthur M. Anderson unloading at Huron, Ohio in 2008.
History
Name	SS Arthur M. Anderson
Namesake	Arthur Marvin Anderson
Operator	Great Lakes Fleet
Port of registry	Duluth, Minnesota
Builder	American Ship Building Company[1] of Lorain, Ohio
Yard number	868
Launched	February 16, 1952[1]
Acquired	August 7, 1952
Identification	IMO number: 5025691 MMSI number: 366972020 Call sign: WDH7563
Status	In Service
General characteristics
Class and type	Lake freighter
Tonnage	26,525 GT[1]
Length	647 ft (197 m) (as built)[1] 767 ft (234 m)[a]
Beam	70 ft (21 m)[1]
Draft	36 ft (11 m)[1]
Propulsion	Westinghouse Electric Corporation Double-Reduction Geared Steam Turbine at 7,700 shp (5,700 kW)
Speed	approx. 15.1 knots (28.0 km/h; 17.4 mph)
Capacity	25,300 tons[1]

SS Arthur M. Anderson is a cargo ship of the laker type. She is famous for being the last ship to be in contact with SS Edmund Fitzgerald before she sank on November 10, 1975. Arthur M. Anderson was also the first rescue ship on the scene in a vain search for Edmund Fitzgerald survivors. The vessel's namesake, Arthur Marvin Anderson, was director of U.S. Steel, a member of its finance committee and vice chairman of J.P. Morgan & Co. at the time. The ship was launched in 1952 and is in active service.

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