MV Edwin H. Gott
.jpg) Edwin H. Gott
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | MV Edwin H. Gott |
| Namesake | Edwin H. Gott |
| Owner | Great Lakes Fleet |
| Operator | Great Lakes Fleet |
| Builder | Bay Shipbuilding Company[1] |
| Yard number | 718[1][2] |
| Launched | 1979[1] |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service as of 2022 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Lake freighter |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | |
| Beam | 105 ft (32 m)[1] |
| Draft | |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)[4] |
MV Edwin H. Gott is a very large diesel-powered lake freighter owned and operated by Great Lakes Fleet, Inc, a subsidiary of Canadian National Railway. This vessel was built in 1979 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, and included self-unloading technology.
The ship is 1,004 feet (306 m) long and 105 feet (32 m) at the beam. It has a carrying capacity of 2,105,527 cubic feet (59,621.9 m3), has a 280-foot (85 m) unloading boom and is capable of unloading 11,200 NT/hr.[3] This is a maximum load of about 74,100 tons.[4] The ship has five cargo holds,[3] but 20 hatches which are 28 by 11 feet (8.5 by 3.4 m). The hatches are significantly smaller than other large lake freighters.[4]
History
The ship was originally built in 1979 for U.S. Steel[2] and was named for their former chairman and chief executive officer, Edwin H. Gott.
The ship was originally built with two 16-cylinder Enterprise DMRV-16-4 diesel engines which powered twin propellers and was rated at 19,500 brake horsepower (14,500 kW).[4] These were replaced with two 8-cylinder MaK/Caterpillar 8M43C diesel engines which each produce 9,650 horsepower (7,200 kW) and are compliant with EPA emission requirements. The project was partly funded by a $750,000 EPA Clean Diesel grant. MV Edwin H. Gott conducted sea trials of the new engines in March 2011.[5] The ship was repowered at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, during the winter of 2010/2011.[6]
When the ship was originally built, it was fitted with a shuttle boom that could extend 52 feet (16 m) to either side of the stern of the vessel.[7] This type of boom limited which ports the vessel could unload, as it required a dockside hopper. In the layup period between the 1995 and 1996 season, the vessel returned to Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, where it was fitted with a traditional unloading boom. The new boom, measuring 280 feet (85 m), is the longest self-unloading boom used on any Great Lakes vessel.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Vessel Documentation Query". NOAA/US Coast Guard. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
- ^ a b Colton, Tim. "Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI". shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03.
- ^ a b c d "Great Lakes Fleet Brochure" (PDF). CN Great Lakes Fleet.
- ^ a b c d e Bawal, Raymond A. (2011). Superships of the Great Lakes: Thousand-foot Ships on the Great Lakes. Inland Expressions. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-9818157-4-9.
- ^ "M/V Gott Repowering Project Completion" (PDF). Quarterly Update. Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute. April 2011.
- ^ Status of the US - Great Lakes Water Transportation Industry (PDF) (Report). US DOT - MARAD. 2013. p. 67.
- ^ Bawal, Raymond A. (2011). Superships of the Great Lakes: Thousand-foot Ships on the Great Lakes. Inland Expressions. ISBN 978-0-9818157-4-9.
- ^ Rod Burdick (1997-04-01). "About the Boat: Largest Boom Makes It A Super Carrier". Lake Superior Magazine. Retrieved 2021-02-21.