Name MV Edwin H. Gott Status In service as of 2015 Launched 1979 | Yard number 718 Length 302 m | |
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Identification Call sign WDG7082IMO number 7606061 | ||
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. This is a maximum load of about 74,100 tons. The ship has 5 cargo holds, 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.
History
The ship was originally built in 1979 for U.S. Steel 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. 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. The ship was repowered at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin during the winter of 2010/2011.
