Name MV American Century Status In service as of 2016 Launched 1981 | Yard number 726 Length 301 m | |
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Operator American Steamship Company Builder Bay Shipbuilding Company Identification Call sign WDD2876
IMO number 7923196 | ||
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M/V American Century is a very large diesel-powered Lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company. This vessel was built in 1981 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology.
Contents
The ship is 1,000 feet (300 m) long and 105 feet (32 m) wide, with a carrying capacity of 80,900 Gross Tons (at midsummer draft), either coal or iron ore.
History
The ship was built for Oglebay Norton Corporation in 1981 and named Columbia Star. The name Columbia was selected for the brig Columbia that sailed through the St. Mary's Falls Canal carrying the first load of iron ore shipped through the canal. Star was commonly used by Oglebay Norton. American Century made its first voyage in May 1981 to on-load iron ore in Silver Bay, Minnesota. American Steamship Company acquired American Century in 2006.