Name MV American Mariner Completed 1980 Length 218 m | Yard number 723 In service April 1980 Launched 2 August 1979 | |
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Builder Bay Shipbuilding Company Identification Call sign WQZ7791
IMO number 7812567 | ||
M/V American Mariner is a diesel-powered Lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company (ASC). This vessel was built in 1980 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology.
The ship is 730 feet (220 m) long and 78 feet (24 m) wide, with a carrying capacity of 37,300 Gross Tons (at midsummer draft), limestone, grain, coal or iron ore.
History
The ship was built for American Steamship in 1980 and was originally planned to be named Chicago. The ship was launched August 2, 1979 and named American Mariner for all American seafarers.
References
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