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The Winds of November are now April Winds . 3 Ore Carriers seeking safe harbour from Gale Force winds on Gitchee Gomee are having an overnighter in the overflow parking towards Bays End and out beyonf the Welcomes. Two 1000 Footers and one 666ft . Two of them are middle aged classics with the Superstructure Fore & Aft .

 

Barker, James R.

1976 James R. Barker

 

Steel twin-screw self-unloading Great Lakes bulk freighter

 

Built at Lorain OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 905

Built in dry dock; keel laid Oct 14, 1974; floated May 29, 1976

First 1000-foot vessel built entirely on the Great Lakes

 

1000’ LOA, 990’6” LBP, 105’ beam, 50’ depth

1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 24’, 2 oil-fired diesel engines, 16000 BHP

 

Enrolled at

990.0 x 105.2 x 47.7, 34728 GT, 29629 NT US 573682 to:

Interlake Steamship Co., Cleveland OH (home port Wilmington DE)

 

Entered service Aug 7, 1976 clearing Cleveland OH light for Taconite Harbor MN

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