Engineering:MV American Mariner

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American Mariner (right) with Drummond Island Ferry
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General characteristics
Class and type: Lake freighter
Tonnage:
  • 15,396 gross tonnage[1]
  • 11,245 net tonnage[1]
Length:
  • 730 feet (223 m) (overall)[2]
  • 714.8 feet (218 m)[1]
Beam: 78 ft (24 m)[1]
Draft:
  • 30 ft 11.875 in (9.44563 m) (Midsummer Draft)[2]
  • 42.7 ft (13.0 m) (hull depth)[1]
Propulsion: two 3500 HP General Motors Electro Motive Division (EMD) diesel engines, 7,000 SHP[2]

M/V American Mariner is a diesel-powered Lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company (ASC). This vessel was built in 1980 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology.

The ship is 730 feet (220 m) long and 78 feet (24 m) wide, with a carrying capacity of 37,300 Gross Tons (at midsummer draft), limestone, grain, coal or iron ore.[2]

History

The ship was built for American Steamship in 1980 and was originally planned to be named Chicago. The ship was launched August 2, 1979 and named American Mariner for all American seafarers.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named usCoastGuardDB
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "M/V American Mariner". http://www.americansteamship.com/fleet/mv-american-mariner.php. 





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