SS Cason J Callaway. Large Museum Quality Model. Approx 42″L x 5″W x 8.5H. Not from a Kit. With planks on frame construction method from the drawings. The wood used to build the hull is plantation acacia and the wood on the deck is joined by small pieces just as in a hand joined deck It takes out highly skilled craftsmen hundreds of hours to build this truly incredible model. The base is made of the MDF. The finished Waverly model is fully assembled and ready for display. Beautiful , you will be proud to display this unique masterpiece in your home, business or Yacht. Plank on frame construction. All wood, hand crafted. Built to scale from original drawings. Hundreds of hours to construct. Beautiful , ready to display. The SS Cason J. Callaway, part of the Great Lakes Fleet, first owned by Canadian National Railway and now operated by Key Lakes, Inc, was built in 1952. She has gone through several changes that have allowed her to continue an active life on the Great Lakes. At first, the Callaway was used almost exclusively in the iron ore trade. In the early 1960s, the Callaway visited the St. Lawrence Seaway, hauling grain from Toledo to ports on the St. Lawrence River and returning with iron ore. Steel iron ore trade route. She remained on this route regularly until her conversion to a self-unloader. After the conversion, the vessel began loading a wider variety of cargoes and visiting an even greater variety of ports. Ports such as Ashland and Green Bay, Wisconsin and Ontonagon and Dollar Bay, Michigan would occasionally become part of the Callaway’s trade route. By the late 1980s, the Callaway fell into a somewhat regular trade route, including a trip from either Duluth or Two Harbors with iron ore to a Lower Lakes port, often Lorain; one or two intermediate trips between ports on Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Erie; and a limestone load from quarries at Rogers City (Calcite) and Cedarville (Port Dolomite), Michigan back up to Duluth. An occasional odd cargo or port remains a possibility. The vessel has remained on a similar pattern during the 1990s. First, in 1981, a 262-foot boom was added to her deck, changing her from a straight deck bulk carrier to a self-unloader. She had already been lengthened by 120 feet in 1974 to create her current length of 767 feet. In 2002, she underwent an extensive rehabilitation at the Fraser Shipyard in Superior. Her steam engine was upgraded rather than replaced, and automation tools were added, moving control of the boat up to the pilot house. This makes her the most advanced steam powered-boat on the Great Lakes today. She is named for a man who spent most of his life in Georgia, working in the textile industry. He became a member of the board of directors of US Steel in 1944 and served until his death in 1961. He also founded Callaway Gardens in Georgia. It has been a member of the U. Steel fleet its entire life, and is still sailing as of 2020. During the winter of 197475, she was lengthened 120′ by Fraser Shipyards, Superior, Wisconsin. To an overall length. Create listings that get noticed! With Auctiva’s 1,800+ Templates. Track Page Views With. Auctiva’s FREE Counter. The item “SS Cason J Callaway, Great Lakes Ship, Wooden Model, 42 Fully built, Beauty” is in sale since Sunday, May 21, 2017. This item is in the category “Antiques\Maritime\Model Ships”. The seller is “forbiddenapple” and is located in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, Canada, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Hong Kong, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica.