Arthur M Anderson kicks it in "overdrive" as she passes under Duluth's Aerial lift Bridge.
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- Опубліковано 31 сер 2022
- All about this visit:
Arrived at the Duluth Piers 6/9/2022 22:46:00 for the 8th time this season with a cargo of limestone for the Hallett 5 dock. After discharging the stone, they loaded Blast Furnace Trim (raw crushed taconite)
They arrived at the Hallett 5 dock 6/10/2022 0:00:00
Discharged the stone and loaded the BFT, departing Hallett 6/11/2022 12:16:00 after spending 36.3 hours at the dock!
They departed Duluth 6/11/2022 13:11:00, after a total of 38.4 hours in Port.
Delivered the Blast trim to Gary Indiana.
A little bit of info from Wikpedia:
SS Arthur M. Anderson came out of the drydock of the American Ship Building Company of Lorain, Ohio in 1952.[1] She had a length of 647 feet (197 m), a 70-foot (21 m) beam, a 36-foot (11 m) depth,[1] and a gross tonnage of roughly 20,000 tons.[citation needed] She was second of eight of the AAA class of lake freighters; the others being, in order, SS Philip R. Clarke, SS Cason J. Callaway, SS Reserve, SS J.L. Mauthe, SS Armco, SS Edward B. Greene, and SS William Clay Ford. Arthur M. Anderson, along with Philip R. Clarke and Cason J. Callaway, were built for the Pittsburgh Steamship Division of U.S. Steel. Arthur M. Anderson's sea trials commenced on August 7, 1952, and she loaded her first cargo at the Two Harbors dock on August 12, 1952. She received several refits in her life including the addition of a new 120-foot (37 m) midsection in 1975 which added about 6,000 tons to her gross tonnage, bringing the total to about 26,000 tons. During the Lake Superior storm on November 10, 1975, she was operating in close company with SS Edmund Fitzgerald and reported its loss to the United States Coast Guard. In 1981 she received a self unloading boom which improved her cargo loading and unloading. She is unique among the three Great Lakes Fleet steamships in that she has a softer midsection that prohibits loading as much cargo as the others; roughly 1500 tons less.[1][3]
In February 2015 Arthur M. Anderson became stuck and stranded in several feet of ice in Lake Erie near Conneaut Harbor, Ohio.[4][5] Arthur M. Anderson was freed from the ice on February 21, 2015, after five days with the help of the Canadian Coast Guard vessel CCGS Griffon. CCGS Samuel Risley was slated to escort Arthur M. Anderson to Detroit. USCGC Bristol Bay had also become stranded while attempting to free the ship from the up to 10-foot (3.0 m) thick ice.[6]
Arthur M. Anderson was put on long-term lay-up in Duluth, Minnesota on January 15, 2017, at the end of the 2016 shipping season.[7] In April 2019, she was transferred to the nearby Fraser Shipyards for a five-month survey and refitting to prepare for her return to service.[8] The vessel returned to service on July 25, 2019.[9] - Авто та транспорт
She's a Classic, a workhorse, a crowd pleaser with a noble historic background and in my book ... can't be beat !!!
Indeed she is!
I like that she was built here, and not in China. Nothing against another country, but the shareholder's greed in most corporations these days has ruined North America.
Can’t be beaten you mean.
70 years old and still going strong! Amazing 😳😳
I was about to comment the same thing.
Those freshwater ships sure can last!
I’m 72 and creak a bit also!
@@beauxtoxic1451 I'm not and I do as well 🤣
The Fresh Water of the Great Lakes is not as Corrosive as the Salt Water of the Ocean, so Great Lakes freighters can last much longer then ships of the Sea. For example, the SS Alpena is over 80 Years old.
However, their are also some ships that have served over 100 Years on the lakes.
My favorite ship - the hero queen of the Lakes!
She is quite famous for that.
She was safe in Whitefish Bay during the gale that sank the Fitzgerald and she turned around and headed back out to try and find survivors. She’s a hero for trying and putting herself at risk to do so.
My dad sailed the lakes back in the 40's and 50's. Lived in Duluth when I was a kid...used to climb a tree in our back yard to watch for the smoke on the horizon...waiting for the boats to come to port. I love this part of the US...the Great Lakes and the ships. & men who work them are amazing. I'm old now, but It makes me feel young again just to watch the boats come & go.
Nice story! To this day I still really love the ships that come and go in the Twin Ports.
That was a nice comment to read.👍
That was a great job. The Anderson and I are the same age. I was launched in 1952 as well.
Very cool! And both are "still sailing".
Me too!
@@PaulScinocca 😆😆😆😆😆
Same here
Heh heh...
Wow. She does look wonderful for a 70 year old gal. Loved this video. Thanks for sharing.
You are so welcome!
She's a beauty. I love her horn. I have to admit that it sometimes sounds that the bridge's horn is responding with a "raspberry," though. She's so beautiful sailing out onto the lake.
Many years ago I rode a train from Duluth to Two Harbors behind Soo Line 2719 and there at the dock in Two Harbors was the Anderson. My wife and I went to the nearby park to look at her and a photographer there said he had been trying for the past year to coordinate time off from work with the Anderson's schedule to finally get some pics. I stated we had simply come in on the train and it was just dumb luck that we got to see the Anderson. His look at me could have killed.
LOL, good fortune for you!
I thought so!
@@poowg2657 Some things are better left unsaid!!
Finally got to see her last week not far from where she was made. Even got to watch her do a complete about-face in the Detroit river as she arrived just before a bad storm.
Nice!
Simply love the Anderson! ⚓💕
I will not disagree 😁
Went back to look for the fits. Could you imagine coming about in 35 ft. Waves?
I cannot!
I wouldn't care to try. Winter storms on the Great Lakes, especially Superior are no joke as proved by the Edmund Fitzgerald. Because the waters are so confined they can be even nastier than the North Atlantic winter storms.
It's crazy that the Coast Guard would even suggest that they do such a thing.
It's even crazier that the crew agreed to do it.
That's one fine ship right there....
@@straybullitt yeah I would have acted as if the radio was broken.
It's a sailor thing, if you've ever been to sea you would understand. Weather salt or freshwater we are a brotherhood.
Love that horn , Magnificent !!!!
When I see the Anderson, I get flashbacks to 5th grade in 1975.
Indeed, as do I. Same grade as well 😁
Thank you, great shots from angles not often seen.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great Video !!!
I visit Duluth at least once every year and seeing the lift bridge is always one of my top favorite things about going up there
Excellent! I hope your trips are rewarding!
She puts a Cummins pickup to shame!! Good show AMA! great video as well Paul!
Thank you!
LOVE the narraration !
Thanks Matt!
Love seeing that she's still hard at work.
As do I!
Really cool!
Thank you
Awesome
Thanks!
I live in Michigan one hour west of Port Huron. I've seen that freighter on the St Clair river.
Nice an up close ?
WHY did she stop giving master salutes? SO sad. We never hear those anymore! The AMA earned that November 10, 1975 forever.
She has given a few here and there. Just not every time anymore. Not sure why.
Left on 9/2 finally for Conneaut, Ohio, for the first time this season. Hasn't been there since it's last trip of the 2021-22 season in January, and then to layup in Toledo. First time it will be in Lake Erie since they left layup in late March!
So far this year they have been concentrating on delivering to Gary.
When I was in the Navy, it was common to shut a blower door to cause a little black smoke going under the Coronado bridge....
Not saying that,s what happened here. but it brought back memories.
Did you sand the flues on that boat? I know you can get real black smoke then because the sand is cleaning out the pipes.
Not sure what causes it, my guess is they go full throttle once in the canal and the Diesel burns rich..
@@PaulScinocca Paul, shes powered by steam turbine, not diesel, so its more likely the crew went to maximum fuel on the boilers and the mix went rich momentarily.
@@deksea the fuel for the boilers is diesel.If I'm understanding your comment ?
@@PaulScinocca Im saying that combustion of fuel is taking place in a steam boiler, not a diesel engine.
🥰🥰🥰👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks
What is "blast furnace trim " ? Anyone know?
Crushed taconite.
@@PaulScinocca Thanks Paul . I don't think we use taconite in Aussie furnaces , our iron ore is much better !
I would love to know how long from the throttle full command until the boat reaches top speed. I suspect she never actually gets a "full" throttle command but a cruising speed command...
That's a good question, guessing zero to cruise speed is about 30 Min ?
@@PaulScinocca Google only offers "top" speed...
Thank YOU!
6700 tons of freight unloaded in an hour. Amazing.
I feel that is the best estimate with everything running 100%, it seems to me they do not actually discharge at those rates. Otherwise they would only be at the dock for 5-6 hours.
Nice horn!
It sure is!
The captain 👨✈️ heard that there was free pizza 🍕 at the next stop.
I'd kick it down for that as well! 🤣
She is a classy ole gal.
i forgot one long whistle and 2 short morse code for D equals danger
That it does!
Where did Summer go? Won’t be long and they will be busting ice again. 🙁
no hurry!
👍 rollin coal..
Back in the old days, that it was.
Rollin’ coal 😉👍🏻
lol, now she's rollin' diesel.
A real steam ship yet appears to have a compressed air horn. That's got to be illegal...or something.
🤣 Who knows, maybe it is....
Boilers are way down the back and the horn is way up the front, steam would condense and need constant blow downs to keep the horn working. Much easier to run an air line, or most likely just ships power up front and have an air compressor local.
Maybe the Arthur M Anderson should be renamed Grease Lighting...⚡
LOL!
just wait until i kick it into MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE
LOL!
Is this the sister ship to the “Edmund Fitzgerald”?
No. The Arthur B Homer is the closest to a sister ship for the Fitz. The Homer was built in 1960 2 years after the Fitzgerald.
@@PaulScinocca Thanks, I just remember the" Arthur M. ...being in the same area when the "Edmund Fitzgerald" went down.
@@trob0914 Correct, the latest vessel to hear from them,
She is hurting for a coat of paint!
Considering, its been a few years since her update, I feel the paint job is holding up well. Starting to show the signs of the docks and locks though.
@@PaulScinocca Yeah, it's not unusual and even expected to leave paint samples where the clearances are tight and there are few or no rubber or rope fenders.
Most Lakers get fresh paint when they are in winter lay up for their mandatory 5 year inspection they heat the paint up so it can be sprayed I use to work at Bay Shipbuilding
She just wanted to smoke the bridge operator out
Maybe so 😁
- •• Vessel not under command, vessel
restricted in ability to maneuver,
vessel constrained by draft, sailing
vessel, vessel engaged in fishing,
or vessel engaged in towing or
pushing rule 35 c of colregs never heard of a captains salute
Google Great Lakes Salutes, it explains them all.
Get over yourself. Local tradition.
Just say that you’re new to how the Great Lakes region does things. Folks will help you out.
Uhmm? WTF?
Art's a little gassy lol
Indeed! 😂
Awesome
Thanks Rick.