Photo Collection

Duluth Guest · Unread post by **Duluth Guest** » August 10, 2017, 9:30 pm

Phenomenal photos Garbear!! Thank you so much for sharing, I have been enjoying these immensely!

Guest · Unread post by **Guest** » August 10, 2017, 8:18 pm

Gems ! Each and every one of them ! Thanks !

garbear · Unread post by **garbear** » August 10, 2017, 4:20 pm

Get some more in today.

garbear · Unread post by **garbear** » August 10, 2017, 8:46 am

canadoc wrote:You sure have great pics Garbear...posting them is certainly a special treat for all we "boatnerds"..thanks so much from all we Canucks..

Thanks for the kind words. I'll try to post everyday.

canadoc · Unread post by **canadoc** » August 10, 2017, 6:19 am

You sure have great pics Garbear....posting them is certainly a special treat for all we "boatnerds"...thanks so much from all we Canucks....

garbear · Unread post by **garbear** » August 9, 2017, 12:23 pm

Add a few more photos.

William Lafferty · August 9, 2017, 10:43 am

Is the C. L. Austin using its bow thruster in the stern shot of it leaving the canal in tow? I looks like there is a burst of smoke coming from just above the pilothouse. Also there does not appear to be a towline from the bow of the Austin so is the Malcolm providing motive power while the steamer is being steered with its own rudder?

Probably. It received one before the 1964 season. The Malcolm towed the Austin on the hip out of Duluth and through the Portage Canal, and supplied current to an air compressor to power the freighter's steam steering gear. The Barbara Ann joined the tow off Grand Marais.

SoundSaltie · Unread post by **SoundSaltie** » August 9, 2017, 9:07 am

Guest wrote: Also there does not appear to be a towline from the bow of the Austin so is the Malcolm providing motive power while the steamer is being steered with its own rudder?

If you look closely you can see a towing bridle made up on the Austin's bow, so it's likely the Malcolm had her on the hip for harbor maneuvering and then took her under line-astern tow once out in the lake.

Guest · Unread post by **Guest** » August 9, 2017, 7:55 am

Is the C. L. Austin using its bow thruster in the stern shot of it leaving the canal in tow? I looks like there is a burst of smoke coming from just above the pilothouse. Also there does not appear to be a towline from the bow of the Austin so is the Malcolm providing motive power while the steamer is being steered with its own rudder?

garbear · Unread post by **garbear** » August 8, 2017, 8:32 pm

Guest wrote:The C. L. Austin was idle in Duluth during most of 1982, but during that year she was towed from that port to Buffalo with a load of grain. The pictures from Garbear could be during that trip.

The photos were from that trip.

Guest · Unread post by **Guest** » August 8, 2017, 8:15 pm

The C. L. Austin was idle in Duluth during most of 1982, but during that year she was towed from that port to Buffalo with a load of grain. The pictures from Garbear could be during that trip.

Guest · Unread post by **Guest** » August 8, 2017, 8:05 pm

The Federal Rhine had the capability to tilt its radar mast and antennas backwards. So did the Federal Calumet, Federal Maas and a few of the others built in the period from 1977-1981.

William Lafferty · August 8, 2017, 7:59 pm

The Old Steinbrenner C.L. Austin. Is there a story behind such a big tug, The Malcolm, apparently helping her along? The Tug looks huge.

The tug, aided by the Barbara Ann, towed the C. L. Austin from Duluth to Buffalo, arriving 7 December 1982, with a hull full of contaminated storage grain that could only be unloaded there.

garbear · Unread post by **garbear** » August 8, 2017, 7:38 pm

Guest wrote:In the photographs of the Federal Rhine it looks like its mast and some of its radio antennas are folded back. Does anyone know if this ship had the capability to reduce its mast height for clearance purposes or did it strike something in its voyage?

Believe yrs. ago the local PBS station did a documentary on a Fednav saltie loading here in the Twin Ports and going to Stavanger, Norway and the radio officer raised the mast during the trip.

garbear · Unread post by **garbear** » August 8, 2017, 7:33 pm

Darryl wrote:The Old Steinbrenner C.L. Austin. Is there a story behind such a big tug, The Malcolm, apparently helping her along? The Tug looks huge.

Probably because they were taking her all the way to Buffalo, plus it was December, so probably weather might have been another factor.

Guest · Unread post by **Guest** » August 8, 2017, 4:52 pm

In the photographs of the Federal Rhine it looks like its mast and some of its radio antennas are folded back. Does anyone know if this ship had the capability to reduce its mast height for clearance purposes or did it strike something in its voyage?

Darryl · Unread post by **Darryl** » August 8, 2017, 3:22 pm

The Old Steinbrenner C.L. Austin. Is there a story behind such a big tug, The Malcolm, apparently helping her along? The Tug looks huge.

garbear · Unread post by **garbear** » August 8, 2017, 12:28 pm

Another day, more photos.

Guest · Unread post by **Guest** » August 8, 2017, 11:43 am

Seeing pictures of the Rimouski I was always surprised she wasnt converted to a self unloader in the 70s or early 80s she was a bit deeper had the big second deck on the stern as well as the big slow speed diesel