Tug assist by the Arkansas, the Frontenac arrives Superior to load some ore. August 29, 2021

It was a windy day in the Twin Ports. Seems like they called the G-tug to assist them to the BN dock. I have heard many times on the scanner the Captains mentioning the river currents and the wind at times make docking incredibly difficult. Hence the Arkansas I guess.
Arriving Superior 8/29/2021 12:39:00 PM to load iron ore at BN-5 for the 6th time this season. They will spend 11 hours at the dock loading. They departed 8/30/2021 12:13:00 AM after spending a total of 11.6 hours in port. To date they have spent 107.3 hours in Port, of those hours 78.1 of them were spent loading. They delivered the ore to Nanticoke Ontario. Ironically every visit to the Ore docks this season they have delivered to Naticoke. Aside from Superior, they have visited Two Harbors 2 times so far this season.
Fun fact, same name all her life!

Year Built: 1968

Builder: Davie Shipbuilding, Lauzon, QC

The Frontenac was constructed in 1968 by Davie Shipbuilding of Lauzon, Quebec, as a gearless bulk carrier for Canada Steamship Lines.

The Frontenac followed the design of many other 730′ long Canadian laker ships build during the 1960’s.

The Frontenac was constructed as a gearless bulk carrier to be efficient in the ore and grain trades, and was converted into a self-unloader in 1973, and her self-unloading equipment consists of a dual-hold belt leading to an aft loop-belt system to a 257′ deck-mounted boom.

Modifications
Converted to a self-unloader, Collingwood Shipyards, Collingwood, Ontario, 1973.
Self-unloading slope gates replaced, Fabmar Metals, Thunder Bay, Ontario, 2004.
AS CONSTRUCTED
Length Overall: 730′

Length Between Perpendiculars: 709’03”

Breadth: 75′

Depth: 39’08”

Loaded Draft: —

Capacity: 28,000 Tons

Vessel Type: Gearless Bulk Carrier

Number of Cargo Holds: 6 [Hatch-Hold Arrangement: 2-3-3-3-3-3]

Number of Hatches: 17 [Dimensions: 47’x20′]

Primary Operations: Ore, Grain Trade

Propellers: 1

Rudders: 1

AFTER CONVERSION TO SELF-UNLOADER, 1973
Length Overall: 730′

Length Between Perpendiculars: 709’03”

Breadth: 75′

Depth: 39’08”

Loaded Draft: 27’08”

Capacity: 26,822 Tons

Vessel Type: Loop-Belt Self-Unloader

Self-Unloading Boom Length: Aft-Mounted; 257’06”

Number of Cargo Holds: 6 [Hatch-Hold Arrangement: 2-3-3-3-3-2]

Number of Hatches: 16 [Dimensions: 47’x20′]

Primary Operations: Ore, Coal, Stone, Grain, Salt Trades

Propellers: 1

Rudders: 1

Engine Manufacturer: Sulzer, Winterthur, Switzerland

Engine Model: 6RD76

Number of Engines: 1

Rated HP: 9,600 BHP

The Frontenac was constructed in 1968 by Davie Shipbuilding of Lauzon, Quebec, as a gearless bulk carrier for Canada Steamship Lines. She was the last classic styled lake freighter constructed for Canada Steamship Lines. The keel for the Frontenac was laid on May 17, 1967, being launched on December 12, 1967. The Frontenac entered service on May 13, 1968, departing Lauzon for Pointe Noire, Quebec, to load iron ore for Hamilton.

After 5 years of operating as a gearless bulk carrier, the Frontenac was taken to Collingwood Shipyards in Collingwood, Ontario, to be converted to a self-unloader at the end of the 1972 season. At the shipyard, her old cargo hold tank top was removed, and two conveyor belts running lengthwise of the ship were installed, with sloped hold bottom fabricated over the top of the belts to permit the flow of cargo. The belts led to a stern-mounted loop-belt elevator that fed a 257′06” self-unloading boom. She returned to service in 1973.

The Frontenac aided in the search for the missing steamer Edmund Fitzgerald after the latter sank in Lake Superior in November 1975.

In 1978, the Frontenac carried the first cargo of cement clinker by a Great Lakes freighter. After being refitted to be able to handle such cargoes, she began hauling clinker regularly in 1989.

The Frontenac opened the new loading dock at Bruce Mines, Ontario, on May 24, 1996.

The Frontenac continues to be an active vessel in the Canada Steamship Lines fleet, hauling ore, coal, stone, grain, clinker, and salt cargoes.

Compiled By Brendan Falkowski

Updated on August 26, 2020

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