MS Noordam has been the name of several ships run by the Holland America Line. The third Noordam was the first for luxury cruise service. Built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in 1984, had a gross tonnage of 33,933 tonnes and was 704 ft (215 m) long. The ship's beam was 89 ft (27 m) and draft was 24 ft (7.3 m); her cruising speed was 21 knots.
MS Noordam Postcard
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In 2005, the ship was acquired by Louis Cruise Lines and was immediately chartered to Thomson Cruises; she was rechristened the MS Thomson Celebration.
Tonnage: 33,960 gross register tons (GRT)Displacement: 4243 metric tons of deadweight (DWT)Length: 214.66 m (704.27 ft)Beam: 27.26 m (89.44 ft)Decks: 9Speed: 18 knotsCapacity: 1,254 passengers (1350 maximum)Crew: 520 crew
SOURCE:MS Noordam Wikipedia Entry
The S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, nicknamed "Mighty Fitz," "The Fitz," or "The Big Fitz," was an American lake freighter, launched on June 8, 1958. On February 1, 1957, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin contracted Great Lakes Engineering Works (GLEW), of River Rouge, Michigan, to design and build an ore bulk carrier laker for Northwestern. The contract contained the stipulation that the boat be the largest on the Great Lakes.
S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald Postcard
(PH Wish from Sarah Konichek)
During a Lake Superior gale storm on November 10, 1975, the Fitzgerald sank suddenly, without sending any distress signals, in 530 feet (162 m) of water.The initial search for survivor consisted of the Arthur M. Anderson, and a second freighter, SS William Clay Ford. The efforts of a third freighter, the Canadian vessel Hilda Marjanne, were foiled by the weather. The search recovered debris, including lifeboats and rafts, but no survivors.
Length: 729 feet (222.2 m) oaDepth: 39 feetPropulsion: Carried 72,000 U.S. gallons fuel oilCapacity: 26,600 short tons (24,100 t)
Crew: 29
SOURCE:
SS Edmund Fitzgerald Wikipedia Entry
M/V Charles E. Wilson is a self-unloading lake bulk carrier which was built by the Bay Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI and launched March 10, 1973 for the American Steamship Co., Buffalo, NY, and entered service in September, 1973. The Wilson was the first of ten vessels launched for the American Steamship Co. at a cost of $13.7 million.
M/V Charles E. Wilson Postcard
(PH Wish from Sarah Konichek)
The vessel was renamed in 2000 to honor American Steamship Company co-founder and former president John J. Boland. The M/V John J. Boland is powered by two 3500 HP General Motors Electro Motive Division (EMD) diesel engines. The M/V John J. Boland is used in general trades, transporting iron ore pellets, coal, limestone and grain.
Length, Overall 680'-0"Beam 78'-0"Depth 45'-0"Deadweight Capacity at MS Draft 34,000 Gross TonsNumber of Cargo Holds 6Number of Hatches 22Shaft Horsepower 7,000Number of Propellers 1
SOURCES:
Great Lakes Fleet Page Vessel Feature: Charles E. Wilson
American Steamship Company: M/V John J. Boland
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MS Noordam Postcard
