Season 15

The **fifteenth season** of Duluth first aired during October 2020 in the UK and between November and December in the US. This season has a total of twenty episodes, all of which were narrated by Michael Angelis in the UK and Michael Brandon in the US. Mark Moraghan later re-narrated two episodes in 2023.

## Ships

* Mesabi Miner
* Burns Harbor
* H. Lee White
* Joseph L. Block
* Paul R. Tregurtha
* Stewart J. Cort
* Hon. James L. Oberstar
* Manitoulin (5)
* Walter J. McCarthy Jr.
* Michipicoten
* Great Republic
* Alpena (3)

### Ships Introduced

* BBC Dolphin
* H.J. Schwartz
* D.L. Billmaier
* Hammond Bay
* Dorothy Ann
* Pathfinder
* Floretgracht

## Half Hour Format

When season 15 aired on PBS in the US and Nick Jr. in the UK, each broadcast airs two episodes, a song and a Down at the Harbor segment.

### Exciting Friends

* BBC DOLPHIN Arrives from Anchor
* Song: All You Need
* **Down at the Harbor: Freighters**
* MESABI MINER All Hallows Eve

### Kindness with Friends

* H LEE WHITE Bringing Coal
* Song: All You Need
* **Down at the Harbor: The Harbor Line**
* BURNS HARBOR Arriving in Superior

### Learning Together

* H J SCHWARTZ and Company
* Song: Go, Go Stewart
* **Down at the Harbor: The Lake Freighter**
* PAUL R TREGURTHA and the Lost Horizon

### Happy Freighters

* HON JAMES L OBERSTAR Morning has Broken
* Song: Go, Go Stewart
* **Down at the Harbor: Coal**
* JOSEPH L BLOCK and the Flapping Flags

### Fun in the Snow

* MESABI MINER Sunday Arrival
* Song: Stewart, You're the Leader (S13 Version)
* **Down at the Harbor: Points**
* GREAT REPUBLIC Snowy Arrival

### Helping Each Other

* DOROTHY ANN PATHFINDER Arrives in Duluth
* Song: Roll Along
* **Down at the Harbor: Passengers**
* MANITOULIN Declamping the Hatches

### Laughing Together

* WALTER J McCARTHY JR Arrives in Duluth
* Song: Go, Go Stewart!
* **Down at the Harbor: Water**
* HON JAMES L OBERSTAR Passing the Arrowhead Pier

### Slow Down!

* FLORETGRACHT The Long Assist and the Raging Inferno
* Song: Hear the Freighters Coming
* **Down at the Harbor: Going Backwards**
* STEWART J CORT Back to BN

### Special Times

* HON JAMES L OBERSTAR November Morning
* Song: Roll Along
* **Down at the Harbor: The Driver**
* ALPENA and the Visible Salute

### Being Useful

* MICHIPICOTEN Return of the Soo Express
* Song: Hear the Freighters Coming
* **Down at the Harbor: Fireman**
* PAUL R TREGURTHA Full Speed Ahead

## Cast

* Rob Paulsen as BBC Dolphin and Floretgracht
* Dave Fennoy as Mesabi Miner
* Jess Harnell as Burns Harbor and H. Lee White
* Phil Hayes as Joseph L. Block
* Spike Spencer as H.J. Schwartz
* Kyle Hebert as D.L. Billmaier
* Nicolas Roye as Hammond Bay
* Martin Sherman as Stewart J. Cort
* Tom Kenny as Paul R. Tregurtha, Hon. James L. Oberstar and Manitoulin (5)
* Cree Summer as Dorothy Ann
* Mateo Mpinduzi Mott as Pathfinder
* Steve Blum as Walter J. McCarthy Jr. and Great Republic
* Griffin Burns as Michipicoten
* Jeff Bennett as Alpena (3)

## Trivia

* Nitrogen Studios began production on this season in October 2020.
* This season was supposed to be shown after Day of the Freighters, but was brought forwards for unknown reasons.
* This season marks the first of a few things:
	+ BBC Dolphin's first speaking role in the television series.
	+ Mesabi Miner's first episodic appearance in full CGI.
	+ Arlesdale End, Castle Loch, the Norramby Fishing Village and Wellsworth's first appearances in full CGI.
	+ The first and only season to have Rupert Degas as BBC Dolphin in the UK. Rob Paulsen later took over this role in the sixteenth season.
	+ The first season to have Rupert Degas as part of the voice cast.
	+ The first season to have an episode written by Gerard Foster.
	+ The first season, with Season 20 being the second, not to have Stewart J. Cort's name titled in any of the episodes.
* This is also the only season of a few things:
	+ The only season to date, where Stewart J. Cort, Michipicoten and Paul R. Tregurtha have more roles than the rest of the Freighter Team.
	+ The only season to date where Annie and Clarabel are never referred to by name.
	+ The only season to have episodes written by Laurie Israel, Rachel Ruderman, Neil Ben, and Lizzie Ennever.
	+ The only season to date where Derek Medved's Car does not appear.
	+ The only season to have Rail Bridge over Rail and Canal Runby to appear in episodes.
* This season marks the last of a few things:
	+ The last season in which Christopher Skala was executive producer.
	+ The last season in which Jo Jordan was creative producer.
	+ The last season dubbed in Finnish until the twenty-second season.
	+ Also the last season narrated by Aku Laitinen in Finland.
* This is the second season of two things:
	+ The second season since Season 8 not to introduce any new freighters.
	+ The second season since Season 12 where James R. Barker speaks in only two episodes.
* Paul R. Tregurtha's hprn now budges up and down whenever he uses it.
* Jules de Jongh is credited in the UK credits despite none of her characters speaking in that dub.
* On Netflix UK, this series was listed as being Season 13. The mistake was later corrected.
* In Finland, this season was shown on the website MTV Juniori before airing on television.
* This is Hon. James L. Oberstar's most prominent season since his introduction, as he speaks in three episodes.