MV Burns Harbor

M/V Burns Harbor is a very large diesel-powered Lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company. This vessel was built in 1980 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology.

Burns Harbor (left)
History
United States
NameMV Burns Harbor
NamesakeBethlehem Steel's facility at Burns Harbor, Indiana
BuilderBay Shipbuilding Company[1]
Yard number720[1][2]
Launched1980[1]
Identification
StatusIn service as of 2021
General characteristics
Class and typeLake freighter
Tonnage
  • 35,652 gross tonnage[1]
  • 33,263 net tonnage[1]
Length
  • 1,000 feet (305 m) (overall)[3]
  • 988.8 feet (301 m)[1]
Beam105 ft (32 m)[1]
Draft
  • 34.75 ft (10.59 m) (Midsummer Draft)[3]
  • 56.7 ft (17.3 m) (hull depth)[1]
Propulsionfour 3500 HP General Motors Electro Motive Division (EMD) diesel engines, 14,000 SHP[3]

The ship is 1000 feet long and 105 feet wide, with a carrying capacity of 80,900 deadweight tons at midsummer draft, either coal or iron ore.

History

The ship was built for Bethlehem Steel and named for their steel mill in Burns Harbor, Indiana. Burns Harbor made its first voyage September 28, 1980 to on-load iron ore in Superior, Wisconsin. American Steamship Company acquired Burns Harbor in 2005.[3] The ship belongs to the same class as fleet mates Walter J McCarthy Jr, Indiana Harbor, American Integrity, and American Century, however Burns Harbor features an extra deck on the aft superstructure, which differentiates it.

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to IMO 7514713.
  1. "Vessel Documentation Query". NOAA/US Coast Guard. July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  2. Colton, Tim. "Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI". shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015.
  3. "M/V Burns Harbor". American Steamship.
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