John J. Boland passing the Lorain West Breakwater Light
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | Charles E. Wilson |
Namesake | Charles Erwin Wilson (John J. Boland) |
Port of registry | Wilmington, Delaware |
Builder | Bay Shipbuilding Company[1] |
Yard number | 710[1][2] |
Launched | March 10, 1973 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. T. M. Thompson |
In service | September 1, 1973 |
Renamed | John J. Boland (2000) |
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Status | In active service 2015 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Lake freighter |
Tonnage | |
Length | |
Beam | 78.1 ft (23.8 m)[1] |
Draft | |
Propulsion | two 3,500 hp (2,600 kW) General Motors Electro Motive Division (EMD) diesel engines, 7,000 shp (5,200 kW)[3] |
MV John J. Boland is a diesel-powered lake freighter owned and operated by the Buffalo-based American Steamship Company (ASC),[4][5][6][7] a subsidiary of Rand Logistics. This vessel was built in 1973 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.[8] Initially named Charles E. Wilson, the vessel was renamed to its current name in 2000.
She is a self-unloading vessel, with a 250-foot (76 m) boom, mounting a conveyor belt, that could be swung to port or starboard. The ship is 680 feet (210 m) long and 78 feet (24 m) wide, with a carrying capacity of 34,000 tons (at midsummer draft), limestone, grain, coal or iron ore.[3]
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