Seen here in the St. Clair River spring 1984

Built as Hull #298 of the Great Lakes Engineering Works, River Rouge, Michigan, 1952.

606 x 70 x 36

On December 31st, 1996, the J.L. Mauthe departed Duluth-Superior for conversion to a self-unloading barge at Bay Shipbuilding Company in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Work commenced on the vessel during most of 1997, and in March, 1998, the resulting self-unloading barge was completed.
Relaunched as the Pathfinder.