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M/V H. Lee White is a diesel-powered Lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company (ASC). This vessel was built in 1974 at Bay Shipbuilding Company , Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology.
M/V American Century - Formerly the Oglebay Norton/Columbia Transportation M/V Columbia Star (1981-2006) M/V American Integrity - Formerly the Oglebay Norton M/V Lewis Wilson Foy (1978-1991), M/V Oglebay Norton (1991-2006) M/V American Spirit - Formerly the National Steel M/V George Stinson (1978-2004) M/V Burns Harbor; M/V Indiana Harbor; M/V ...
On September 24, 2017 the American Integrity broke the all-time record for the largest load through the Soo Locks with 75,095 tons of iron ore beating the record held for the last two weeks by the Edwin H. Gott.
MV Edwin H. Gott is a very large diesel-powered lake freighter owned and operated by Great Lakes Fleet, Inc, a subsidiary of Canadian National Railway. This vessel was built in 1979 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, and included self-unloading technology. The ship is 1,004 feet (306 m) long and 105 feet (32 m) at the beam.
With assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard, at 5:30 a.m. on August 19, two tugs with a combined 4,000 horsepower (3,000 kW) moved the stern of the ship into the middle of the channel. This enabled salvage experts to successfully raise the ship's bow by filling stern voids which reduced the amount of forward weight on the rocks, and hence refloat ...
The bulk carrier is 680 ft 1 in (207.3 m) long overall and 666 ft 0 in (203 m) between perpendiculars with a beam of 78 ft 5 in (23.9 m). At the time of construction, the vessel was measured at 13,862 gross register tons (GRT) and 33,438 tons deadweight (DWT). [ 9 ]
In 1957, she was lengthened by 72 feet (22 m), increasing her total length to 698 feet 6 inches (212.90 m). The lengthening also increased her capacity to around 23,000 tons. In 1966, the Elton Hoyt 2nd was sold to Pickands Mather and Co. She remained in their fleet until 1973. [11]
As built, the bulk carrier was 195.4 metres (641 ft 1 in) long overall and 189 m (620 ft 1 in) between perpendiculars with a beam of 23.8 m (78 ft 1 in). [1] The ship has a midsummer draught of 10.5 m (34 ft 6 in) and a depth of hold of 13.79 m (45 ft 3 in). [ 2 ]