MV H. Lee White

H. Lee White
History
US
Name: MV H. Lee White
Builder: Bay Shipbuilding Company[1]
Yard number: 711[1][2]
Completed: 1974[1]
In service: June 1974[3]
Identification:
Status: In service as of 2015
General characteristics
Class and type: Lake freighter
Tonnage:
  • 14,449 gross tonnage[1]
  • 0,348 net tonnage[1]
Length:
  • 704 feet (215 m) (overall)[3]
  • 690.8 feet (211 m)[1]
Beam: 78 ft (24 m)[1]
Draft:
  • 30 ft 7.625 in (9.33768 m) (Midsummer Draft)[3]
  • 42.7 ft (13.0 m) (hull depth)[1]
Propulsion: two 3500 HP General Motors Electro Motive Division (EMD) diesel engines, 7,000 SHP[3]

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.[3]

History

The ship was built for American Steamship in 1974 and was named H. Lee White for former chairman Harris Lee White.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Vessel Documentation Query". NOAA/US Coast Guard. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  2. ↑ Colton, Tim. "Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI". shipbuildinghistory.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "M/V H. Lee White". American Steamship.
  4. ↑ "Grosse Ile Bridge Company v. American Steamship Company". admiraltylawguide.com. September 9, 2002.
  5. ↑ Hood, Dennis (2006). "Grosse Ile Bridge Company v. American Steamship Company, Case No. 92-CV-76556-DT" (PDF). UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT, EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN, SOUTHERN DIVISION.


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