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The size of a lake freighter determines where it may work. The shallow draft imposed by the St. Marys River and Lake St. Clair restrict the cargo capacity of lakers. [ citation needed ] Poe Lock at the Soo Locks is the largest deep lock at 1,200 feet (370 m) long and 110 feet (34 m) wide.
It has a carrying capacity of 2,105,527 cubic feet (59,621.9 m 3), has a 280-foot (85 m) unloading boom and is capable of unloading 11,200 NT/hr. [3] This is a maximum load of about 74,100 tons. [4] The ship has five cargo holds, [3] but 20 hatches which are 28 by 11 feet (8.5 by 3.4 m). The hatches are significantly smaller than other large ...
MV American Century is a very large diesel-powered Lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship ... The ship is 1,000 feet (304.8 m) long and 105 ...
On September 8, 1993, the ship collided with the Lansing Shoals Light Station. There were no injuries, but the collision caused approximately $1.9 million damage to the ship and $100,000 in damage to the light. [8] On January 3, 1996, Indiana Harbor grounded in the St. Marys River and suffered an 8-foot (2.4 m) gash in the port bow. [9]
Only ship types for which there exist a ship longer than 300 metres (1,000 ft) are included. For each type, the list includes current record-holders either as individual ships, ship classes or standard designs, up to four runner-ups, and all longer ships that have been scrapped .
M/V Burns Harbor is a very large diesel-powered Lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company.This vessel was built in 1980 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology.
As built the lake freighter was 195.0 m (639 ft 9 in) long overall and 189.9 m (623 ft 0 in) between perpendiculars with a beam of 22.0 m (72 ft 2 in). [1] The ship had a depth of hull of 11.0 m (36 ft 1 in) and a mid-summer draught of 8.0 m (26 ft 3 in). [2]
The collision created a 7 by 4 feet (2.1 by 1.2 m) gash in the hull causing the engine room to flood. The ship partially sank with the stern resting on the bottom in 20 feet (6.1 m) of water. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In February 2013, a federal jury awarded American Steamship Company (ASC) $4.7 million for repairs and lost profits in their lawsuit against ...