Paul R. Tregurtha - A Mountain of Moving Steel

Here is the Paul R. Tregurtha heading out of Duluth, Minnesota on the afternoon of October 30, 2023, loaded down with low-sulfur western coal... with the power plants at St. Clair and Monroe in Michigan as her destination. As the Tregurtha reaches the Aerial Lift Bridge, she sounds out a captain's salute which the bridge answers in return.

If you missed seeing it, I had previously uploaded a video of her arriving empty at 1:00am the same day. It's interesting to compare and contrast the two different scenes. At night the Tregurtha seemed to glow in the moonlight, looking clean and sleek. The starkness of daylight shows some of the wear and tear the Tregurtha has experienced since her last repaint. Fortunately, I believe she is due for her 5-year inspection soon... so she may be sporting a fresh coat of paint in the not-too-distant future. Interlake Steamship Company seems to be good about keeping their ships looking as good as they can, even if the saying that "paint doesn't make money" seems to be the mantra of some of the other fleets.

The 1013' 6" Paul R. Tregurtha is the longest ship on the Great Lakes, earning her the title "Queen of the Lakes." She has held that title longer than any other lake carrier. She was launched in 1981 as the William J. DeLancey, a name she carried until 1990 when she was named after the Vice Chairman of Interlake Steamship, the ship's operator. The Paul R. Tregurtha is powered by a pair of medium-speed MaK M43C 6-cylinder diesel engines providing a combined 17,120 BHP. Her five cargo holds are accessed by 36 deck hatches. She can hold a maximum of 68,000 tons. Her self-unloading system consists of a 260-foot unloading boom which can discharge at a rate of 10,000 tons of iron ore per hour or 6,000 net tons of coal per hour.
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