Another Below Zero Departure! The Mesabi Miner, 2nd Duluth departure of the new year! Jan. 01, 2022

Their 26th Duluth departure this season! Departing with a cargo of Iron Ore which they loaded at CN. They arrived 12/31/2021 1:46:00 PM, sailed up to the CN dock to load iron ore for the next 19.5 hours. Quite the quick load, especially with those temperatures! Shown here the second departure of the new year 1/1/2022 1:14:00 PM. The temperature had warmed up from -21 to about -5 deg F!
We did get a nice salute at the Interstate bridge, keeping the horns ready for the Bridge departure...
To date they have spent 682.8 hours in Port, of those hours 486.5 hours loading.

To date : Coal 6 - Iron Ore 20
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Build Information
Year Built: 1977
Builder: American Shipbuilding Co., Lorain, OH

Laid Down: May 15, 1975

Launch Date: February 14, 1977
The Mesabi Miner was constructed as a self-unloading bulk carrier for the Interlake Steamship Company. She was the fourth 1,000-Footer built, and was built under Title XI of the Merchant Marine Act of 1970 at a cost of $45.1 Million.
The Miner‘s hull was constructed at American Shipbuilding’s Lorain and Toledo, Ohio yards while her deck house was constructed at their South Chicago yard, being transported to Lorain on the deck of the George D. Goble.
The Mesabi Miner was the second of four similar sister ships constructed by American Shipbuilding, the others being the James R. Barker, George A. Stinson [American Spirit, 2004;], and the William J. DeLancey [Paul R. Tregurtha, 1990;].
Her self-unloading equipment consists of a triple hold belt system leading to an aft loop-belt system to a 265′ deck-mounted boom.
Modifications
Diesel Exhaust Scrubbers installed, Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, 2017.
General Stats
Length Overall: 1004′
Breadth: 105′
Depth: 50′
Loaded Draft: 29’01”
Capacity: 63,300 Tons
Vessel Type: Loop-Belt Self-Unloader
Self-Unloading Boom Length: Aft-Mounted; 265′
Number of Cargo Holds: 7 [Hatch-Hold Arrangement: 5-5-5-5-5-5-6]
Number of Hatches: 36 [Dimensions: 65’x11′]
Primary Operations: Ore, Coal Trades
Propellers: 2 Controllable Pitch Propellers
Rudders: 2
Engineering Equipment
Original
ENGINE
Engine Type: Diesel Engines
Engine Manufacturer: Pielstick, Beloit, WI
Engine Model: 16PC2-2V-400
Number of Engines: 2
Rated HP: 16,000 BHP
Lineage
Mesabi Miner – 1977-1987
Owner: Moore-McCormack Leasing, Inc., [Owner of Pickands-Mather Co., parent company of Interlake Steamship Co.]
Operator: Interlake Steamship Co., Cleveland, OH
Flag: United States
Home Port: Wilmington, DE
Mesabi Miner – 1987-Present
Owner: Interlake Steamship Co., Middleburg Heights, OH
Operator: Interlake Steamship Co.
Flag: United States
Home Port: Wilmington, DE
Her Story
On November 19, 1973, officials at Pickands Mather, then parent company of Interlake Steamship Company, announced a contract with the American Shipbuilding Company to build two 1,000′ ships at a cost of $75 Million. These two ships, the James R. Barker and Mesabi Miner, would be the first 1,000-Footers built entirely on the Great Lakes. The concept drawings for the ships initially portrayed them as having forward pilothouses, but the design was revised later on. The new ships were also equipped with C-Loop belt style self-unloading systems with a three-belt cargo hold arrangement, to help maximize cargo space for low density cargoes like coal while remaining efficient in the iron ore trade. The ships were also equipped with an elevator and air-conditioned cabins, and boasted luxurious guest quarters.
The Mesabi Miner was constructed in multiple sections, being built by American Shipbuilding’s three shipyards at the time. The keel for the Mesabi Miner was laid on May 15, 1975, in drydock at American Shipbuilding’s Lorain, Ohio yard. The cabins for the Mesabi Miner and her older sister James R. Barker were constructed at American’s South Chicago yard, being transported to Lorain in pieces on the deck of the George D. Goble. The midbody portion of the Mesabi Miner‘s cargo hold was constructed at American Shipbuilding’s Toledo, Ohio, yard, being towed to Lorain in September 1976. The midbody was placed in drydock and joined with the bow and stern sections, as well as the remaining hull sections for the midbody of the ship.
The completed hull was launched on February 14, 1977, sailing on her maiden voyage on June 7, 1977, bound for Duluth, Minnesota for her christening ceremonies.
The Miner loaded the first cargo at DM&IR’s ore loading facility at Two Harbors, Minnesota in 1978. On October 24, 1979, the Mesabi Miner loaded coal at Conneaut, Ohio, becoming the first 1,000-Footer to load at that dock, for Port Washington, Wisconsin, becoming the first 1,000-Footer to visit that port. The Miner laid up in July 1983 at the Pickands-Mather dock at DeTour, Michigan, along side her sister James R. Barker, because of an economic recession. She returned to service in October.

Compiled By Brendan Falkowski
Updated on May 20, 2020

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