Since the beginning of commerce on the Great Lakes there has been a desire to build larger and more efficient ships.
These efforts culminated in 1972 with the c.
This process of innovation would continue throughout the twentieth century as improvements to the shipping channels on the Great Lakes opened up new possibilities in ship design.
Beginning in the nineteenth century shipbuilders began to increase the size of their creations as new materials and construction techniques became available.
Since the beginning of commerce on the Great Lakes there has been a desire to build larger and more efficient ships