Engineering:MV H. Lee White

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H. Lee White
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General characteristics
Class and type: Lake freighter
Tonnage:
  • 14,449 gross tonnage[1]
  • 0,348 net tonnage[1]
Length:
  • 704 feet (215 m) (overall)[2]
  • 690.8 feet (211 m)[1]
Beam: 78 ft (24 m)[1]
Draft:
  • 30 ft 7.625 in (9.33768 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 H. Lee White is a diesel-powered Lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company (ASC). This vessel was built in 1974 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology.

The ship is 704 feet (215 m) long and 78 feet (24 m) wide, with a carrying capacity of 35,400 Gross Tons (at midsummer draft), limestone, grain, coal or iron ore.[2]

History

The ship was built for American Steamship in 1974 and was named H. Lee White for former chairman Harris Lee White.[2]

On September 6, 1992, H. Lee White struck the Grosse Ile Toll Bridge knocking off one of the spans. Damage to the bridge was around $1.7 million for repairs and lost toll revenue. Courts initially ruled the bridge company 100% liable as they did not open the bridge as promised. On appeal, the judgement was reversed and sent back to circuit court for re-evaluation of liability.[3] In 2006, the ship and American Steamship were found 3% liable, as the port anchor could have been deployed to potentially avoid the collision. The bridge company was found 97% liable for not opening the bridge in a timely manner as promised and requested.[4]

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 H. Lee White". http://www.americansteamship.com/fleet/mv-h-lee-white.php. 
  3. ↑ "Grosse Ile Bridge Company v. American Steamship Company". September 9, 2002. http://www.admiraltylawguide.com/circt/6thgrosseile.html. 
  4. ↑ Hood, Dennis (2006). "Grosse Ile Bridge Company v. American Steamship Company, Case No. 92-CV-76556-DT". UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN, SOUTHERN DIVISION. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCOURTS-mied-2_92-cv-76556/pdf/USCOURTS-mied-2_92-cv-76556-0.pdf. 





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