MV John J. Boland

John J. Boland passing the Lorain West Breakwater Light
History
US
Name: MV John J. Boland
Namesake: Charles Erwin Wilson
Builder: Bay Shipbuilding Company[1]
Yard number: 710[1][2]
Launched: 1973[1]
Sponsored by: Mrs. T. M. Thompson
Identification:
Status: In service as of 2015
General characteristics
Class and type: Lake freighter
Tonnage:
  • 13,862 gross tonnage[1]
  • 9,712 net tonnage[1]
Length:
  • 680 feet (207 m) (overall)[3]
  • 666.8 feet (203 m)[1]
Beam: 78.1 ft (23.8 m)[1]
Draft:
  • 30 ft 11.125 in (9.42658 m) (Midsummer Draft)[3]
  • 42.7 ft (13.0 m) (hull depth)[1]
Propulsion: two 3500 HP General Motors Electro Motive Division (EMD) diesel engines, 7,000 SHP[3]

M/V John J. Boland is a diesel-powered Lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company (ASC). This vessel was built in 1973 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology.

The ship is 680 feet (210 m) long and 78 feet (24 m) wide, with a carrying capacity of 34,000 Gross Tons (at midsummer draft), limestone, grain, coal or iron ore.[3]

History

The ship was built for American Steamship in 1973 and was originally named Charles E. Wilson, named for Charles Erwin Wilson (1890-1961), former United States Secretary of Defense (1953-1957) and former CEO of General Electric.[4] The ship was renamed John J. Boland in 2000 for one of American Steamship's founders.[3]

The freighter was built in around 20 months at a cost of $13 million ($69.3 million today). Mrs. T. M. Thompson, wife of GATX chairman, was the ship sponsor.[4]

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. ↑ Colton, Tim. "Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI". shipbuildinghistory.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "M/V John J. Boland". American Steamship.
  4. 1 2 "Charles E. Wilson Christening Heralds Major Step in Revitalization of Fleet". Herald Times Reporter (Manitowoc-Two Rivers, WI). August 25, 1973.

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