MV Saginaw

Saginaw near Detroit
History
Name	John J. Boland (1953–1999) Saginaw (1999–present)
Owner	American Steamship Company (1953–1999) Lower Lakes Towing (1999–present)
Builder	Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Yard number	417
Launched	9 May 1953
Completed	September 1953
Identification	IMO number: 5173876
Status	In active service
General characteristics as built
Type	Lake freighter
Tonnage	12,557 GRT 19,070 DWT
Length	195.0 m (639 ft 9 in) oa 189.9 m (623 ft 0 in) pp
Beam	22.0 m (72 ft 2 in)
Depth	11.0 m (36 ft 1 in)
Installed power	2 × Foster-Wheeler watertube boilers De Laval cross compound steam turbine 7,000 shp (5,200 kW)
Propulsion	1 × shaft 1 × bow thruster
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Capacity	20,525 tonnes (20,201 long tons; 22,625 short tons)

The lake freighter MV Saginaw was launched as John J. Boland in 1953, the third vessel to bear that name. John J. Boland was owned and operated by the American Steamship Company and constructed by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company at Manitowoc, Wisconsin. In 1999, the ship was sold to Lower Lakes Towing and renamed Saginaw. The ship is currently in service.