MV American Courage

MV American Courage is a diesel-powered lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company. This vessel was built in 1979 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology.

American Courage
History
United States
Name: MV American Courage
Builder: Bay Shipbuilding Company[1]
Yard number: 722[1][2]
Launched: 16 November 1978 [3]
Identification:
Status: In active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Lake freighter
Tonnage:
Length:
  • 634 feet 10 inches (193 m) (overall)[4]
  • 615 feet (187 m)[1]
Beam: 68.1 ft (20.8 m)[1]
Draft:
  • 27 ft 11.875 in (8.53123 m) (midsummer draft)[4]
  • 38 ft (12 m) (hull depth)[1]
Propulsion: two 3,500 hp (2,600 kW) General Motors Electro Motive Division (EMD) diesel engines, 7,000 shp (5,200 kW)[4]

The ship is 635 feet (194 m) long and 68 feet (21 m) wide, with a carrying capacity of 24,300 gross tonnage (GT) at midsummer draft. The vessel carries a variety of cargoes including limestone, coal or iron ore.[4]

History

The ship was built for Oglebay Norton Corporation in 1979 and named Fred R. White, Jr. for the company's former vice president and director. As Fred R. White, Jr., the vessel made its first voyage in May 1979 to on-load iron ore at Escanaba, Michigan. American Steamship Company acquired American Courage in 2006.[4] On December 17, 2015 the end of the shipping season, American Courage was put into long term layup. The vessel re-entered service on April 12, 2019.

References
  1. "Vessel Documentation Query". NOAA/US Coast Guard. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  2. Colton, Tim. "Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI". shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03.
  3. "American Courage (7634226)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. "M/V American Courage". American Steamship. Archived from the original on 2015-08-21.


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