American Spirit

American Spirit was built in 1978, is 1004 feet long and flies a U.S. flag

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The American Spirit came in to Duluth on November 6, 2013 to load iron ore pellets at the CN dock in West Duluth. It was her 7th trip to the Twin Ports in the 2013 season; she made 8 trips last year.

The American Spirit is the former George A. Stinson, originally built for the National Steel Corporation in 1978 and named in honor of the former Chairman of the Board of the National Steel Company. After National Steel went bankrupt early in 2003, the Stinson came to Duluth in May and stayed here until November 11th.

She worked the rest of the year on a charter to Great Lakes Fleet. Over the winter, her owner, American Steamship, renamed her American Spirit. As the Stinson, she almost exclusively loaded taconite at the Burlington Northern Dock in Superior. As the American Spirit, she has branched out. In 2008, she loaded iron ore pellets at both the CN Dock in West Duluth and the BNSF Dock in Superior.