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Sam Laud
History
United States
NameMV Sam Laud
Builder Bay Shipbuilding Company [1]
Yard number712 [1] [2]
Launched1975 [1]
Identification
StatusIn service as of August 2022
General characteristics
Class and type Lake freighter
Tonnage
  • 11,619 gross tonnage [1]
  • 8,036 net tonnage [1]
Length
  • 634 feet 10 inches (193 m) (overall) [3]
  • 615 feet (187 m) [1]
Beam68.1 ft (20.8 m) [1]
Draft
  • 27 ft 11.875 in (8.53123 m) (Midsummer Draft) [3]
  • 38 ft (12 m) (hull depth) [1]
Propulsiontwo 3500 HP General Motors Electro Motive Division (EMD) diesel engines, 7,000 SHP [3]
The Sam Laud fully loaded in Lake St. Clair heading towards the Detroit River.
The Sam Laud fully loaded in Lake St. Clair heading towards the Detroit River.

M/V Sam Laud is a diesel-powered Lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company. This vessel was built in 1975 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology.

The ship is 634 feet 10 inches (193.50 m) long and 68.1 feet (20.8 m) wide, with a carrying capacity of 24,300 tons (at midsummer draft), limestone, gypsum, coal or iron ore. [3]

History

The ship was built for American Steamship in 1975 and named for GATX's former chairman, Sam Laud (1896-1963). [3] GATX had just acquired American Steamship in 1973. In service as of 02/14/2022. The ship can be briefly seen during the opening credits for the 1989 film Major League. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Vessel Documentation Query". NOAA/ US Coast Guard. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  2. ^ Colton, Tim. "Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI". shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03.
  3. ^ a b c d e "M/V Sam Laud". American Steamship.
  4. ^ "Major League - Randy Newman - Burn On". Youtube. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

External links


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sam Laud
History
United States
NameMV Sam Laud
Builder Bay Shipbuilding Company [1]
Yard number712 [1] [2]
Launched1975 [1]
Identification
StatusIn service as of August 2022
General characteristics
Class and type Lake freighter
Tonnage
  • 11,619 gross tonnage [1]
  • 8,036 net tonnage [1]
Length
  • 634 feet 10 inches (193 m) (overall) [3]
  • 615 feet (187 m) [1]
Beam68.1 ft (20.8 m) [1]
Draft
  • 27 ft 11.875 in (8.53123 m) (Midsummer Draft) [3]
  • 38 ft (12 m) (hull depth) [1]
Propulsiontwo 3500 HP General Motors Electro Motive Division (EMD) diesel engines, 7,000 SHP [3]
The Sam Laud fully loaded in Lake St. Clair heading towards the Detroit River.
The Sam Laud fully loaded in Lake St. Clair heading towards the Detroit River.

M/V Sam Laud is a diesel-powered Lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company. This vessel was built in 1975 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology.

The ship is 634 feet 10 inches (193.50 m) long and 68.1 feet (20.8 m) wide, with a carrying capacity of 24,300 tons (at midsummer draft), limestone, gypsum, coal or iron ore. [3]

History

The ship was built for American Steamship in 1975 and named for GATX's former chairman, Sam Laud (1896-1963). [3] GATX had just acquired American Steamship in 1973. In service as of 02/14/2022. The ship can be briefly seen during the opening credits for the 1989 film Major League. [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Vessel Documentation Query". NOAA/ US Coast Guard. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  2. ^ Colton, Tim. "Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI". shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03.
  3. ^ a b c d e "M/V Sam Laud". American Steamship.
  4. ^ "Major League - Randy Newman - Burn On". Youtube. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

External links



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