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399:(5,200 kW). The ship was designed for the stone trade and is equipped with a 76.20 m (250 ft 0 in) discharge boom that can be swung 120 degrees to port or starboard. The boom is used to unload the vessel's cargo.
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In 2007, the ship underwent a refit that included swapping out her steam turbine for a diesel engine. The vessel returned to service in June 2008. On 31 December 2011,
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By the 1980s the ship had become among the oldest operated by
American Steamship Company and was idle for eight years until returned to operation on 22 April 1992 when
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418:(6,080 kW). The vessel's tonnages were adjusted, with the ship being 14,066 gross register tons (GRT) and 19,390 tons deadweight (DWT).
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of 22.0 m (72 ft 2 in). The ship had a depth of hull of 11.0 m (36 ft 1 in) and a mid-summer
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550:. On 4 April 2003 the bulk carrier became stuck in ice outside Marquette and was not freed until three days later by the
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was laid up again and the
American Steamship Company did not intend to sail the vessel the following year.
485:. Faulty support cables were determined to be the cause, and the vessel's boom was replaced in March 1974.
375:(DWT) at construction with a capacity of 20,525 tonnes (20,201 long tons; 22,625 short tons). Using heavy
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now carried cargoes of stone, aggregates, coal, wheat, or salt. On 6 December 2002,
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was installed. In 2007, her turbine was replaced by a MaK 6M43C 6-cylinder
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suffered a second boom collapse, this time while loading coal at
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of 8.0 m (26 ft 3 in). The ship was 12,557
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was used mostly to transport stone and ore cargoes around the
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to undergo a refit. Upon return to service in
December 1999,
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Ministry of
Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy
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on 9 May 1953 and completed in
September of that year,
898:"Great Lakes Fleet Page Vessel Feature -- Saginaw (3)"
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20,525 tonnes (20,201 long tons; 22,625 short tons)
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736:. Clinton Township, MI: Inland Expressions.
866:(1). Great Lakes Historical Society: 15–27.
523:. The vessel's registration was changed to
351:was 195.0 m (639 ft 9 in)
355:and 189.9 m (623 ft 0 in)
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383:water tube boilers providing steam to a
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768:"Manitowoc Shipbuilding, Manitowoc WI"
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542:s rudder was damaged in a turn in the
515:. Two earlier vessels have been named
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195:189.9 m (623 ft 0 in)
189:195.0 m (639 ft 9 in)
7:
433:417 was one of three self-unloading
339:. The ship is currently in service.
963:Ships built in Manitowoc, Wisconsin
733:Twilight of the Great Lakes Steamer
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216:11.0 m (36 ft 1 in)
208:22.0 m (72 ft 2 in)
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847:Lapinski, Patrick (Spring 1997).
371: (GRT) and 19,070 tons
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379:, the vessel was powered by two
331:. In 1999, the ship was sold to
148:General characteristics as built
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439:Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company
325:Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company
319:was owned and operated by the
95:Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company
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766:Colton, T. (June 25, 2012).
449:in the 1950s. Her namesake
281:(26 km/h; 16 mph)
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849:"Legend of a Steamer: The
730:Bawal, Raymond A. (2009).
459:American Steamship Company
321:American Steamship Company
76:American Steamship Company
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576:Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
507:In 1999, she was sold to
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18:Saginaw (disambiguation)
422:Construction and career
958:Great Lakes freighters
455:Boland & Cornelius
453:, was a co-founder of
357:between perpendiculars
97:, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
939:at Wikimedia Commons
910:on 20 September 2018
552:Canadian Coast Guard
483:Green Bay, Wisconsin
443:Manitowoc, Wisconsin
329:Manitowoc, Wisconsin
16:For other uses, see
772:ShipbuildingHistory
498:Marquette, Michigan
494:Superior, Wisconsin
457:, the precursor to
414:, generating 8,160
369:gross register tons
323:and constructed by
882:Miramar Ship Index
778:on 4 December 2013
714:The Lightship 2002
599:Miramar Ship Index
525:Nanticoke, Ontario
509:Lower Lakes Towing
333:Lower Lakes Towing
82:Lower Lakes Towing
935:Media related to
896:Wharton, George.
704:, pp. 53–55.
548:Hamilton, Ontario
471:Buffalo, New York
451:John James Boland
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230:watertube boilers
143:In active service
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168:12,557
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937:IMO 5173876
860:Inland Seas
838:27 November
782:27 November
757:27 November
685:Colton 2012
572:Thunder Bay
479:Great Lakes
447:Great Lakes
431:yard number
343:Description
242:7,000
102:Yard number
78:(1953–1999)
57:(1953–1999)
953:1953 ships
947:Categories
877:(5173876)"
811:18 January
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752:2010278859
702:Bawal 2009
661:Bawal 2009
582:References
558:CCGS
555:icebreaker
467:registered
404:horsepower
373:deadweight
253:Propulsion
130:IMO number
113:9 May 1953
492:departed
437:built by
118:Completed
463:launched
385:De Laval
377:fuel oil
307:launched
286:Capacity
234:De Laval
110:Launched
802:Equasis
795:Saginaw
673:Equasis
634:Wharton
568:Saginaw
537:Saginaw
533:Saginaw
517:Saginaw
513:Saginaw
365:draught
359:with a
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302:Saginaw
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44:History
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