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Can't get enough of the Classics. From the previous Century to the Present the Saginaw has been a Top Earner and still is a Top Earner . Some photos of her yesterday pulling into Thunder Bay and looking for a load of Wheat at Superior Elevator ULC in the Mission Basin. I've added a video of her docking at Superior Elevator unassisted as is usual . I sped up parts of the video to save file size but I returned to normal speed to show my Dream Job when I grow up. A centuries old method of Tie Up that sometimes is a necessity and other times a money saver. She uses all the modern advantages of a ship with her bow thrusters and stern propulsion with rudder to gracefully and silently slide into postion to load . she was being loaded in her aft holds within 30 minutes of arrival. Notice the million Canada Geese (Poopers) that have taken up residence in the slip. If I worked there my wife would make me leave my shoes at work in the parking lot and drive home in my sock feet.
Description
As built the lake freighter was 195.0 m (639 ft 9 in) long overall and 189.9 m (623 ft 0 in) between perpendiculars with a beam of 22.0 m (72 ft 2 in).[1] The ship had a depth of hull of 11.0 m (36 ft 1 in) and a mid-summer draught of 8.0 m (26 ft 3 in).[2] The ship was 12,557 gross register tons (GRT) and 19,070 tons deadweight (DWT) at construction with a capacity of 20,525 tonnes (20,201 long tons; 22,625 short tons).[1][2] Using heavy fuel oil, the vessel was powered by two Foster-Wheeler water tube boilers providing steam to a De Laval cross compound steam turbine driving one shaft rated at 7,000 shaft horsepower (5,200 kW).[2] 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.[2][3]
In 1986 a 1,000 horsepower (750 kW) bow thruster was installed.[4] In 2007, her turbine was replaced by a MaK 6M43C 6-cylinder diesel engine, generating 8,160 brake horsepower (6,080 kW).[2] The vessel's tonnages were adjusted, with the ship being 14,066 gross register tons (GRT) and 19,390 tons deadweight (DWT).
22K34546HDRZ-SharpenAI-StandardW
Can't get enough of the Classics. From the previous Century to the Present the Saginaw has been a Top Earner and still is a Top Earner . Some photos of her yesterday pulling into Thunder Bay and looking for a load of Wheat at Superior Elevator ULC in the Mission Basin. I've added a video of her docking at Superior Elevator unassisted as is usual . I sped up parts of the video to save file size but I returned to normal speed to show my Dream Job when I grow up. A centuries old method of Tie Up that sometimes is a necessity and other times a money saver. She uses all the modern advantages of a ship with her bow thrusters and stern propulsion with rudder to gracefully and silently slide into postion to load . she was being loaded in her aft holds within 30 minutes of arrival. Notice the million Canada Geese (Poopers) that have taken up residence in the slip. If I worked there my wife would make me leave my shoes at work in the parking lot and drive home in my sock feet.
Description
As built the lake freighter was 195.0 m (639 ft 9 in) long overall and 189.9 m (623 ft 0 in) between perpendiculars with a beam of 22.0 m (72 ft 2 in).[1] The ship had a depth of hull of 11.0 m (36 ft 1 in) and a mid-summer draught of 8.0 m (26 ft 3 in).[2] The ship was 12,557 gross register tons (GRT) and 19,070 tons deadweight (DWT) at construction with a capacity of 20,525 tonnes (20,201 long tons; 22,625 short tons).[1][2] Using heavy fuel oil, the vessel was powered by two Foster-Wheeler water tube boilers providing steam to a De Laval cross compound steam turbine driving one shaft rated at 7,000 shaft horsepower (5,200 kW).[2] 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.[2][3]
In 1986 a 1,000 horsepower (750 kW) bow thruster was installed.[4] In 2007, her turbine was replaced by a MaK 6M43C 6-cylinder diesel engine, generating 8,160 brake horsepower (6,080 kW).[2] The vessel's tonnages were adjusted, with the ship being 14,066 gross register tons (GRT) and 19,390 tons deadweight (DWT).