MV Saginaw
The lake freighter Saginaw was commissioned the John J. Boland, in 1953, the third vessel to bear that name.[1] Her namesake John Hames Boland, was a co-founder of Cornelius & Boland, the precursor to American Steamship Company, the owners and operators of the vessel.
Boland, hull #417 delivered September 1953, was one of three self-loading bulk carriers built at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin.[2][3] By the 1980s the ship had become among the oldest operated by American Steamship Company and was idle for eight years until returned to operation after on April 22, 1992 when Boland departed Superior, Wisconsin for Marquette, Michigan.[3][4] In 1999 she was sold to Lower Lakes Towing, and renamed Saginaw.[3]
The vessel was originally powered by a steam turbine, generating 7,000 shaft horsepower (5,200 kW).[1] In 2007 her turbine was replaced by a diesel engine, generating 8,160 brake horsepower (6,080 kW).
Two earlier vessels have been named the Saginaw.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 George Wharton. "Great Lakes Fleet Page Vessel Feature -- Saginaw (3)". Boatnerd. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
- ↑ Colton in Manitowoc Shipbuilding 2012.
- 1 2 3 Bawal 2009, pp. 53—55.
- ↑ The Lightship 2002, p. 6.
References cited
- Bawal, Raymond A. (2009). Twilight of the Great Lakes Steamer. Clinton Township, MI: Inland Expressions. ISBN 9780981815725. LCCN 2010278859. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- Colton, T. (June 25, 2012). "Manitowoc Shipbuilding, Manitowoc WI". ShipbuildingHistory. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- "The Lightship" (PDF). Lake Huron Lore. Huron Marine Society, Port Huron Museum, Port Huron, MI. XXXIII (March/April 2002). 2002. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
External links
- Legend of a Steamer: The John J. Boland Inland Seas, Quarterly Journal, Great Lakes Historical Society; Vol. 53, Spring 1997, No. 1
- Midwest Connection—Great Lakes Shipping: Saginaw
- As John J Boland; 1963
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