MV Indiana Harbor

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NameMV Indiana Harbor
Namesake Indiana Harbor, Indiana
Builder Bay Shipbuilding Company [1]
Yard number719 [1] [2]
Launched1979 [1]
Identification
StatusIn service as of 2022
General characteristics
Class and type Lake freighter
Tonnage
Length
  • 1,000 feet (305 m) (oa) [3]
  • 988.8 feet (301 m) [1]
Beam105 ft (32 m) [1]
Draft
  • 34.75 ft (10.59 m) (midsummer draft) [3]
  • 56 ft (17 m) (hull depth) [1]
Propulsionfour 3,500  hp (2,600 kW) General Motors Electro Motive Division (EMD) diesel engines, 14,000  shp (10,000 kW) [3]

MV 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 1,000 feet (300 m) long and 105 feet (32 m) wide, with a carrying capacity of 77,500 Net tons of Iron Ore which is the record tonnage through the Soo Locks. [3]

Service history

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] In August 1986, Indiana Harbor broke the Lake Erie record for loading coal, 52,000 tons, at Toledo, Ohio. [6] Ten 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-foot (2.4 m) gash in the port bow. [9]

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References

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  2. ↑ Colton, Tim. "Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI". shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "M/V Indiana Harbor". American Steamship.
  4. ↑ "Economy, Ice Bring Biggest Ship Ever to Ludington". Ludington Daily News. May 9, 1984.
  5. ↑ "Longest Ship on the lakes brings biggest load here". Ludington Daily News. May 7, 1985.
  6. ↑ Bates, Eric (August 7, 1986). "Seamen Idled as Lake Ships Become Bigger". Toledo Blade.
  7. ↑ "Record-holding Ship Runs Aground In River". Toledo Blade. August 22, 1986.
  8. ↑ Thompson, Mark L. (2004). Graveyard of the Lakes. Wayne State University Press. pp. 82–84. ISBN   978-0-8143-3226-9.
  9. ↑ Thompson, Mark L. (2004). Graveyard of the Lakes. Wayne State University Press. p. 85. ISBN   978-0-8143-3226-9.


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