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- April 26, 2024, 3:20 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Paul r tregurtha
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Re: Paul r tregurtha
Erie had both Coal and ore docks. She also had a Grain Elevator.
- March 15, 2024, 2:40 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Ship fire in Ashtabula
- Replies: 23
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- January 21, 2024, 12:48 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Winter lock ops
- Replies: 15
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Re: Winter lock ops
There were still armed Army troops alongside the lock in the late 50's.
- January 16, 2024, 9:51 am
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Clamp requirement?
- Replies: 5
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Re: Clamp requirement?
Clark coming thru Soo today with all clamps in place!
- January 9, 2024, 3:50 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Clamp requirement?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3050
Re: Clamp requirement?
Sykes left Duluth this afternoon and every clamp was in place. The Clark the other day had corner clamps and every other clamp on the sides of the hatchs.
- December 29, 2023, 3:04 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Clamp requirement?
- Replies: 5
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Clamp requirement?
Saw the Clark leaving Superior entrance this afternoon, down to her marks, but not all clamps on... Is this normal or at Captains discretion?
- November 24, 2023, 1:39 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: JOHN G.MUNSON
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1435
JOHN G.MUNSON
Anchored off Duluth - problems?
- November 5, 2023, 8:18 am
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Why the fascination with the Edmond Fitzgerald?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2479
Re: Why the fascination with the Edmond Fitzgerald?
Maybe because the conclusions were made by people who never actually sailed on the boats. They may have been with the Coast Guard or some other maritime activity but not on the boats of the Great Lakes.
- October 23, 2023, 3:20 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Warship 25
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1772
Re: Warship 25
Warship 25 is in slow speed mode off Cleveland Ohio...
- October 11, 2023, 10:42 am
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Soo Locks Transit Question
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3018
Re: Soo Locks Transit Question
Almost no South pier to land deckhands on when north bound.
- October 8, 2023, 1:33 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Soo Locks Transit Question
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3018
Re: Soo Locks Transit Question
The line tenders are put ashore well before the locks, on the approach piers. It wouldn’t make sense to then switch sides once in the lock. When you made the approach into the 4th Lock (Davis?) upbound the deckhands were landed on the Canadian side of the lock, still in the United States, just the C...
- October 6, 2023, 8:32 am
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: ss norisle
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2333
Re: ss norisle
White line is to show if the vessel is taking on water without going on board and sounding tanks!
- September 27, 2023, 1:19 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Soo Locks Transit Question
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3018
Re: Soo Locks Transit Question
I started sailing the lakes in the 50s and left for deep sea in the early 70s. the rule at that time was you aways moored for transiting the locks with lines on the American side of the locks !
- September 18, 2023, 6:50 am
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Coast Guard vessels
- Replies: 1
- Views: 759
Coast Guard vessels
What's with all the CG vessels at the Soo?
- September 5, 2023, 9:13 am
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: labour day
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1101
Re: labour day
I kina frown on the CG for some of their exploits: Fitzgerald results.....
- September 4, 2023, 2:31 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: labour day
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1101
Re: labour day
At least one..............
- August 30, 2023, 8:23 am
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Vessel with largest tonnage record???
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1335
Re: Vessel with largest tonnage record???
I honestly believe that the Cort, if totaled up, would hold the world record for total tonnage carried...
- August 29, 2023, 9:43 am
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Fitz Hatch Clamps
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1246
Re: Fitz Hatch Clamps
Back in those days you had three deckhands, a bos,n , watchman and a deckwatch and one man to each hatch so that no clamps were missed. On the boats I was on all clamps were on before we left the piers...
- August 21, 2023, 6:22 am
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Vessel with largest tonnage record???
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1335
Re: Vessel with largest tonnage record???
Whichever would also be the world record holder for most tonnage ever carried by one vessel....
- August 20, 2023, 4:30 pm
- Forum: Information Search
- Topic: Vessel with largest tonnage record???
- Replies: 7
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Vessel with largest tonnage record???
Years in service and Capacity of vessel - Which of the following: Cort, Clark, Anderson, Calaway or Munson would have carried the most tonnage up to this date?