• The 1942 SS Alpena - the ship that outlasted its entire fleet. Built before the first atomic bomb test (1945) or the invention of the transistor (1947), its steam system relies on purely mechanical engineering from the pre-digital era—no electronics, just boilers and turbines that have boiled billions of gallons of water over decades. This ship was sailing when “computers” meant human calculators, and it’s still operational in an age of AI and electric vehicles. Still running on steam power in

6.5K views · 89 reactions | The 1942 SS Alpena that spends winters in Cleveland left yesterday to return to her 82nd year of work. Too much footage to go through but Here's a preview | Lance Aerial Media | Facebook

SS Alpena Active! 🔊 for salute! After being in layup in Cleveland all season for repairs, the Alpena set sail last week. This video was taken Saturday in Port Huron, MI by @aircraft_and_marine_machines. We have no word on if/when she will be in the Twin Ports About the SS Alpena The SS Alpena, built in 1942 as the ore carrier Leon Fraser, is the oldest operating freighter on the Great Lakes. Converted in 1989 into a 519-foot cement carrier, and renamed the Alpena, she now hauls loads across the