MV Edwin H. Gott

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Edwin H. Gott
History
United States
NameMV Edwin H. Gott
NamesakeEdwin H. Gott
BuilderBay Shipbuilding Company[1]
Yard number718[1][2]
Launched1979[1]
Identification
StatusIn service as of 2019
General characteristics
Class and typeLake freighter
Tonnage
Length
  • 1,004 feet (306 m) oa[4]
  • 990 feet (302 m)[1]
Beam105 ft (32 m)[1]
Draft
  • 32 ft (9.8 m) (Max loaded draft)[4]
  • 56.7 ft (17.3 m) (hull depth)[1]
Propulsion
  • two Enterprise DMRV-16-4 diesel engines, twin propellers, rated at 19,500 bhp (14,500 kW) (as built)[3]
  • two MaK/Caterpillar 8M43C diesel engines which each produce 9,650 hp (7,200 kW) (repowered 2011)
Speed16 knots (30 km/h)[3]

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.[4] This is a maximum load of about 74,100 tons.[3] The ship has five cargo holds,[4] 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.[3]

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).[3] 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Vessel Documentation Query". NOAA/US Coast Guard. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  2. ^ a b Colton, Tim. "Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI". shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c d "Great Lakes Fleet Brochure" (PDF). CN Great Lakes Fleet.
  5. ^ "M/V Gott Repowering Project Completion" (PDF). Quarterly Update. Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute. April 2011.
  6. ^ Status of the US - Great Lakes Water Transportation Industry (PDF) (Report). US DOT - MARAD. 2013. p. 67.


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