MV Sam Laud

M/V Sam Laud is a diesel-powered Lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company. This vessel was built in 1975 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology.

Sam Laud
History
United States
Name: MV Sam Laud
Builder: Bay Shipbuilding Company[1]
Yard number: 712[1][2]
Launched: 1975[1]
Identification:
Status: In service as of 2020
General characteristics
Class and type: Lake freighter
Tonnage:
  • 11,619 gross tonnage[1]
  • 8,036 net tonnage[1]
Length:
  • 634 feet 10 inches (193 m) (overall)[3]
  • 615 feet (187 m)[1]
Beam: 68.1 ft (20.8 m)[1]
Draft:
  • 27 ft 11.875 in (8.53123 m) (Midsummer Draft)[3]
  • 38 ft (12 m) (hull depth)[1]
Propulsion: two 3500 HP General Motors Electro Motive Division (EMD) diesel engines, 7,000 SHP[3]
The Sam Laud fully loaded in Lake St. Clair heading towards the Detroit River.

The ship is 634 feet 10 inches (193.50 m) long and 68.1 feet (20.8 m) wide, with a carrying capacity of 24,300 Gross Tons (at midsummer draft), limestone, gypsum, coal or iron ore.[3]

History

The ship was built for American Steamship in 1975 and named for GATX's former chairman, Sam Laud (1896-1963).[3] GATX had just acquired American Steamship in 1973. In service as of 03/31/2020.

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. "M/V Sam Laud". American Steamship.


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