A Tribute to the Roger Blough 

The Blough is 858'x105', 41' deep. Built-in 1972 in Lorain, Ohio by American Shipbuilding Co. for the Great Lakes Fleet.
On November 11,1975 the day after the Edmund Fitzgerald went down she assisted in the search.
On February 1, 2021, she had a significant fire during a lay-up at Bay Shipbuilding. The damage was estimated at 100 million dollars, making it infeasible to repair.
On October 27, 2022, she left Bay Ship under tow to Conneaut, OH, for a long-term lay-up.