MV Sam Laud

M/V Sam Laud on the Cuyahoga River.
History
United States
Name	M/V Sam Laud
Port of registry	Wilmington, Delaware
Builder	Bay Shipbuilding Company [1]
Yard number	712 [1] [2]
Launched	1975 [1]
In service	April 1975
Identification	Call sign: WZC7602 IMO number:  7390210
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class & type	Lake freighter
Tonnage	11,619 gross tonnage [1] 8,036 net tonnage [1]
Length	634 feet 10 inches (193 m) (overall) [3] 615 feet (187 m) [1]
Beam	68.1 ft (20.8 m) [1]
Draft	27 ft 11.875 in (8.53123 m) (Midsummer Draft) [3] 38 ft (12 m) (hull depth) [1]
Propulsion	two 3500 HP General Motors Electro-Motive (EMD) diesel engines, 7,000 SHP x1 propeller [3]

The M/V Sam Laud fully loaded in Lake St. Clair heading towards the Detroit River.

M/V Sam Laud is a diesel-powered Lake freighter owned by the American Steamship Company now a part of the Rand Logistics, Inc. and operated by Grand River Navigation. This vessel was built in 1975 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology.

The ship is 634 feet 10 inches (193.50 m) long and 68.1 feet (20.8 m) wide, with a carrying capacity of 24,300 tons (at midsummer draft), iron ore pellets, coal, limestone, and gypsum. ^[3]

History

The ship was built for American Steamship in 1975 and named for GATX's former chairman, Sam Laud (1896-1963). ^[3] GATX had just acquired American Steamship in 1973. The ship can be briefly seen during the opening credits for the 1989 film Major League. ^[4] The ship is currently bareboat chartered to a third-party freight carrier.

References

1. "Vessel Documentation Query". NOAA/US Coast Guard. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
2. Colton, Tim. "Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI". shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03.
3. "M/V Sam Laud". American Steamship.
4. "Major League - Randy Newman - Burn On". Youtube. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

External links

• Official M/V Sam Laud Webpage
• Wharton, George. "Sam Laud". Boatnerd .