by boatnerddemo | February 28, 2023 | Grand River Navigation Co.
Defiance / Ashtabula The tug Defiance (US 646729) and barge Ashtabula (US 626730) were specifically designed to operate together as a self-unloading bulk carrier and have spent their entire career doing so. The pair were originally built for subsidiaries of Beker...
by boatnerddemo | February 28, 2023 | Grand River Navigation Co.
Invincible R. W. Sesler was constructed in 1979 as an articulated push tug by Atlantic Marine in Fort George Island, Florida. Sesler is 100′ long, 35′ wide, and 22′ 06″ deep, propelled by a pair of GM EMD 16-645-E7B diesel engines producing 5,750 BHP. She is...
by boatnerddemo | February 28, 2023 | Grand River Navigation Co.
Manitowoc Throughout the history of shipping on the Great Lakes the trend for shipbuilding has been to build larger and more elaborate vessels. Each decade since the construction of the present Soo Locks Vessel Managers have stretched there respective ships to fit...
by boatnerddemo | February 28, 2023 | Grand River Navigation Co.
John J. Boland The self-unloading lake bulk carrier John J. Boland (the fourth vessel to bear the name of this pioneering Great Lakes ship owner and manager) was built by the Bay Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI, and launched March 10, 1973 for the American...
by boatnerddemo | February 28, 2023 | Grand River Navigation Co.
H. Lee White Built by the Bay Shipbuilding Corp., Sturgeon Bay, WI, for the American Steamship Co., Buffalo, NY, H. Lee White (2) was launched December 3, 1973 and sailed on her maiden voyage June 1, 1974. This self-unloading bulk freighter is powered by twin V-20...
