MV Indiana Harbor
 |
| History |
 United States
|
| Name: |
MV Indiana Harbor |
| Namesake: |
Indiana Harbor, Indiana |
| Builder: |
Bay Shipbuilding Company[1] |
| Yard number: |
719[1][2] |
| Launched: |
1979[1] |
| Identification: |
|
| Status: |
In service as of 2015 |
| General characteristics |
| Class & type: |
lake freighter |
| Tonnage: |
- 35,923 gross tonnage[1]
- 33,534 net tonnage[1]
|
| Length: |
- 1,000 feet (305 m) (overall)[3]
- 988.8 feet (301 m)[1]
|
| Beam: |
105 ft (32 m)[1] |
| Draft: |
- 34.75 ft (10.59 m) (Midsummer Draft)[3]
- 56 ft (17 m) (hull depth)[1]
|
| Propulsion: |
four 3500 HP General Motors Electro Motive Division (EMD) diesel engines, 14,000 SHP[3] |
M/V Indiana Harbor is a very large diesel-powered Lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company. This vessel was built in 1979 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology.
The ship is 1000 feet long and 105 feet wide, with a carrying capacity of 75,000 tons, either coal or iron ore.[3]
Further reading
- In May 1984, Indiana Harbor was the largest ship to ever enter the harbor at Ludington, Michigan and delivered 45,000 tons of limestone to Ludington's Dow plant.[4] It also set another record the following year with 50,090 tons of limestone.[5]
- August 1986, Indiana Harbor broke the Lake Erie record for loading coal, 52,000 tons, at Toledo.[6] 10 days later, Indiana Harbor ran aground in the St. Clair River.[7]
- On September 8, 1993, the ship collided with the Lansing Shoals Light Station. There were no injuries and the damage was about $1.9 million for the ship and $100,000 for the light.[8]
- On January 3, 1996, Indiana Harbor grounded in the St. Marys River and suffered an 8 feet (2.4 m) gash in the port bow.[9]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Vessel Documentation Query". NOAA/US Coast Guard. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
- ↑ Colton, Tim. "Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI". shipbuildinghistory.com.
- 1 2 3 4 "M/V Indiana Harbor". American Steamship.
- ↑ "Economy, Ice Bring Biggest Ship Ever to Ludington". Ludington Daily News. May 9, 1984.
- ↑ "Longest Ship on the lakes brings biggest load here". Ludington Daily News. May 7, 1985.
- ↑ Bates, Eric (August 7, 1986). "Seamen Idled as Lake Ships Become Bigger". Toledo Blade.
- ↑ "Record-holding Ship Runs Aground In River". Toledo Blade. August 22, 1986.
- ↑ Thompson, Mark L. (2004). Graveyard of the Lakes. Wayne State University Press. pp. 82–84. ISBN 978-0-8143-3226-9.
- ↑ Thompson, Mark L. (2004). Graveyard of the Lakes. Wayne State University Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-8143-3226-9.
