M/V Sam Laud is a diesel-powered Lake freighter owned by the American Steamship Company now apart of the Rand Logistics, Inc. and operated by Grand River Navigation. This vessel was built in 1975 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology.
 M/V Sam Laud on the Cuyahoga River.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | M/V Sam Laud |
| Port of registry | Wilmington, Delaware |
| Builder | Bay Shipbuilding Company[1] |
| Yard number | 712[1][2] |
| Launched | 1975[1] |
| In service | April 1975 |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Lake freighter |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | |
| Beam | 68.1 ft (20.8 m)[1] |
| Draft | |
| Propulsion | two 3500 HP General Motors Electro-Motive (EMD) diesel engines, 7,000 SHP x1 propeller[3] |
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), iron ore pellets, coal, limestone, and gypsum.[3]
History
editThe 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. The ship can be briefly seen during the opening credits for the 1989 film Major League.[4] The ship is currently bareboat chartered to a third-party freight carrier.
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h "Vessel Documentation Query". NOAA/US Coast Guard. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
- ^ Colton, Tim. "Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI". shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03.
- ^ a b c d e "M/V Sam Laud". American Steamship.
- ^ "Major League - Randy Newman - Burn On". Youtube. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
External links
edit- Official M/V Sam Laud Webpage
- Wharton, George. "Sam Laud". Boatnerd.