Paul R. Tregurtha

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Paul R. Tregurtha Reels

The Queen speaks! 1,013.5’ Paul R. Tregurtha, the biggest ship on the Great Lakes, chases a small boat through the shadows of the Blue Water Bridge, before exchanging a salute with the Huron Lightship! July 13, 2025.

The BIGGEST ship on the Great Lakes, Paul R. Tregurtha gives and gets a salute at the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge. August 04, 2025.

The biggest freighter on the Great Lakes, the huge 1,013.5' Paul R, Tregurtha (Interlake Steamship Company) on the St. Clair River, passing St. Clair, Michigan. May 02, 2025.

The BIGGEST ship on the Great Lakes, Paul R. Tregurtha, down-bound on the St. Clair River, passing St. Clair, Michigan. July 19, 2025.

Paul R. Tregurtha Videos

The Queen Speaks! BIGGEST Lake Freighter Up Close with a Horn Salute

The biggest freighter on the Great Lakes, an absolute giant at 1,013.5', Paul R, Tregurtha (Interlake Steamship Company) passes under the international Blue Water Bridge, onto Lake Huron from the St. Clair River. May 02, 2025.

The Queen of the Lakes (biggest ship on the Great Lakes), 1,013.5’ Paul R. Tregurtha (Interlake Steamship Company), passes through the shadows of the Blue Water Bridge, and exchanges a Great Lakes salute with the Huron Lightship! This giant ship is bringing a load of coal down from Lake Superior and delivering it to DTE power plants in East China, Michigan and Monroe, Michigan. July 13, 2025.

BIGGEST SHIP on the Great Lakes! Paul R. Tregurtha Up Close!

Biggest Ship EVER on the Great Lakes!

Paul R Tregurtha (Interlake Steamship Company), is following the 740' CSL Assiniboine (Canada Steamship Lines) on the St. Clair River, at the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, Michigan. Both ships are entering Lake Huron on their way to ports on Lake Superior. September 29, 2024.

One of the Smallest Lake Freighters Meets the BIGGEST on the Lakes!

635' Sam Laud (Grand River Navigation) meets the biggest freighter on the Great Lakes, 1,013.5' Paul R. Tregurtha (Interlake Steamship Company). The ships are traveling on the St. Clair River, passing Marysville, Michigan and Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. September 16, 2025.

The biggest freighter on the Great Lakes, the 1,013.5' (308.9 m) Paul R. Tregurtha of the Interlake Steamship Company displays a beautiful array of lights, while quietly passing under the aerial lift bridge and into Duluth Harbor at 2:30AM. The green light and the flashing white light are from the lighthouses at the entrance of the Duluth Ship Canal reflecting off of the ship. August 04, 2025.

The BIGGEST Ship on the Great Lakes Arrives in Duluth at 2:30AM

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