The Great Lakes are rightly referred to the United State’s “fourth coast.” Here is a fascinating short video about shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, off Lake Michigan.
Old Salt Blog
a virtual port of call for all those who love the sea , hosted by nautical novelist Rick Spilman
MCM Mine Countermeasures Ships:
Non-Magnetic hulls, Non-Magnetic Isotta Fraschini Diesel Engines,
All systems are non-magnetic..
The Isotta Fraschini, was Gloria Swanson’s luxury car in Sunset Boulevard..
This is a very special diesel engine, and because of that uniqueness, no ferritic
components are contaminating the supply chain..
Great, makes me want to visit the place.