MV Edwin H. Gott

Edwin H. Gott
History
US
Name: MV Edwin H. Gott
Namesake: Edwin H. Gott, CEO U.S. Steel
Builder: Bay Shipbuilding Company[1]
Yard number: 718[1][2]
Launched: 1979[1]
Identification:
Status: In service as of 2015
General characteristics
Class & type: Lake freighter
Tonnage:
  • 35,592 gross tonnage[1]
  • 30,690 net tonnage[1]
Length:
  • 1,004 feet (306 m) (overall)[3]
  • 990 feet (302 m)[1]
Beam: 105 ft (32 m)[1]
Draft:
  • 32 ft (9.8 m) (Max loaded draft)[3]
  • 56.7 ft (17.3 m) (hull depth)[1]
Propulsion:
Speed: 16 knots (30 km/h)[4]

M/V 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) wide. It has a carrying capacity of 2,105,527 cubic feet (59,621.9 m3), has a 280 feet (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 5 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.[4] These were replaced with two eight cylinder MaK/Caterpillar 8M43C diesel engines which each produce 9650 horsepower 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Vessel Documentation Query". NOAA/US Coast Guard. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  2. 1 2 Colton, Tim. "Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI". shipbuildinghistory.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Great Lakes Fleet Brochure" (PDF). CN Great Lakes Fleet.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 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.
  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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