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First 1,000-footer lake freighter. Originally Hull 1173 and nicknamed "Stubby", the ship only consisted of the bow and stern sections. It was then sailed to Erie, Pennsylvania and lengthened by over 700 feet. [2] [18] Henry Ford II, Benson Ford: 1924 First lake freighters with diesel engines. [19] Feux Follets: 1967 Last ship built with a steam ...
Model ships have been used for war gaming since antiquity, but the introduction of elaborate rules made the practice more popular in the early 20th century. Small miniature ships, often in 1:1200 scale and 1:1250 scale were maneuvered on large playing surfaces to either recreate a historical battle, or in the case of governments, plan for ...
She is the oldest surviving hull on the Great Lakes, being built in 1896. The pilot house from the Thomas Walters survives as part of the Ashtabula Maritime & Surface Transportation Museum in Ashtabula, Ohio. It's noted that the Walters was the freighter built to replace the SS William C. Moreland, which ran aground on Sawtooth Reef, Lake Superior.
Kingston upon Hull: United Kingdom: 1927 Lightvessel: Hull Marina: RCMPV St Roch [422] Canada British Columbia: Vancouver: Canada: 1928 Schooner: Vancouver Maritime Museum: ST-488 [423] France Normandy: Le Havre: United States: 1944 Small harbor tug: St. André [424] Canada Quebec: Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive/Les Éboulements: Canada: 1956 St ...
Early in the 20th century, a new design was becoming prevalent on Great Lakes ore/ bulk cargo freighters. [1] Instead of locating the pilothouse and deckhouses in the center of the ship, the new design placed deck houses at the extreme front and back of the boat. The name "straight deck" referred to the large flat cargo hold expanse in between.
At the time of its scrapping was the oldest intact lake freighter still afloat. [2] The ship was 440 feet long by 50 feet across the beam, with a depth of 28 feet. It was powered by a 1,500-horsepower triple-expansion steam engine, fed by two coal-fired Scotch marine boilers. [3] The Ford had 12 hatches feeding into 4 cargo compartments. [1]
The lake freighter MV Saginaw was launched as John J. Boland in 1953, the third vessel to bear that name. John J. Boland was owned and operated by the American Steamship Company and constructed by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company at Manitowoc, Wisconsin. In 1999, the ship was sold to Lower Lakes Towing and renamed Saginaw. The ship is currently ...
Release date Title Notes January 25, 2002 Kung Pow: Enter the Fist: co-production with O Entertainment: February 15, 2002 Hart's War: international theatrical distribution outside Japan only; produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cheyenne Enterprises, Ladd Films and David Forster Productions