John J Boland ending the Lake Superior 2024-25 Shipping season!
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- Pictures of the event at / duluthshipphotography
About this visit:
Arriving Duluth for their 13th and last time this season January 17, 2025 at 11:58 in the unseasonably warm Duluth afternoon! Coming in light, heading to the Fraser Shipyard for their winter layup. They arrived at Fraser Shipyard with G-Tug assistance at 12:49, got all tied up and ready for the Winter layup maintenance work to be done.
See Ya end of March!
What they did this season:
Arrived Duluth 13 times (1 for layup), arrived with limestone 10 times, departed light 5 times (heading elsewhere to load ore), departed with Blast Furnace Trim 4 times, Departed with Fuel only 2 times and departed with Iron Ore 1 time.
Spent 251.1 hours in Port
Arrived Two Harbors 5 times. Each time for Iron Ore
Spent 128.9 hours in Port
Delivered product to:
Gary IN 6 times
Sault Ste Marie 4 times
Info on the Boland From Boatnerd.com :
The self-unloading lake bulk carrier John J. Boland (the fourth vessel to bear the name of this pioneering Great Lakes ship owner and manager) was built by the Bay Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI, and launched March 10, 1973 for the American Steamship Co, Buffalo, NY, as Charles E. Wilson.
In January 2000, the Wilson was renamed John J. Boland. That year while at Fraser Shipyards in Superior for lay-up, crews welded the new name on the vessel. The name change followed the sale of the former John J. Boland to Lower Lakes Towing, Port Dover, ON, (now sailing as the Saginaw).
The Boland is powered by twin 3,600 horsepower GM diesel engines, giving her a rated service speed of 13 knots. She is equipped with bow and stern thrusters. Her 22 hatches feed into six holds where she is capable of carrying 33,800 tons at her maximum mid-summer draft of 30 feet seven inches. The stern-mounted self-unloading conveyor system feeds a 250-foot-long boom that can be swung left or right a maximum of 105 degrees.
The Boland was the first of 10 vessels launched (though the second to enter service) for the American Steamship Co. under Title XI of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970 at a cost of $13.7 million. Under this Act, U.S. shipping companies could build or modernize their fleets by receiving guaranteed government financing and tax deferred benefits. The other vessels included in this program were the Roger M. Kyes (now Adam E. Cornelius 4), H. Lee White (2), Sam Laud, St. Clair (2), Belle River (now Walter J. McCarthy Jr.), Buffalo, Indiana Harbor, American Mariner and American Republic.
During the winter of 1997/98, a new Sperry adaptive digital gyroscope steering control system was installed on the Boland. A vessel with very few mishaps, the John J. Boland remains a very active carrier for the American Steamship Co.
Written by George Wharton.
Ship Particulars
Length 680' 00" (207.27m)
Beam 78' 00" (23.77m)
Depth 45' 00" (13.72m)
Midsummer Draft 30' 07" (9.32m)
Unloading Boom Length 250' (76.2m)
Capacity 34,000 tons
Engine Power 7,200 bhp diesel
Previous Names
Charles E. Wilson 1973 - 2000
John J. Boland (4) 2000 - Today - Авто та транспорт
And with the Boland's arrival, this Twin Port season ends. Thank you, Paul, for the beautiful videography, unique perspective, and superb info this season!
Thank you for the kind words!
Thank you, Paul, for a great season of videos
Thanks, it was a pleasure to share!
Have a great off season.❤
Great radio chatter with an awesome salute John J Boland. Perfect way to end the shipping season...⚓⚓📣
indeed!
NICE!!! good long salute. It looked like the Boland had a face on the front with a big white beard. Thanks Paul great videos
That's funny! I see it too! If it wasn't so warm out I wonder just how caked with ice she would have come in with!
Fantastic way to close out the season.!
Thanks for the video! I'm keeping the notification bell in the "on" position, so will know when Spring arrives! 😊
You got it!
Great ship and salute! Great video as usual! Thanks for sharing.❤❤
Thank you!
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Thanks!