team scooter Posted September 25, 2020 Share #1 Posted September 25, 2020 The Paul R Tregurtha, the largest ship on the Great Lakes is coming into Duluth Harbor. https://youtu.be/bpYSEFLCNtk 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted September 25, 2020 Share #2 Posted September 25, 2020 Is that on the big lake they called Gitche Gumee 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted September 25, 2020 Share #3 Posted September 25, 2020 someone tell the skipper to slow the ef down! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted September 25, 2020 Share #4 Posted September 25, 2020 I don't see it. Did it sink? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted September 25, 2020 Sorry doing work stuff. I didnt see it live either. Go back to aboot 36:50 to watch. They give her specs etc over the loud speaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted September 25, 2020 They already posted the videos from all the cams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted September 25, 2020 Share #7 Posted September 25, 2020 Mmm, makes me thirsty for an Edmund Fitzgerald Porter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted September 25, 2020 Here's a video from a few nights ago. A couple old gals. One built in the late 40s, the other the early 50s. Fresh water ships tend to last longer then the Salties. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted September 25, 2020 Share #9 Posted September 25, 2020 1014' long, wow! In 1969 I had a summer job at a shipyard in Baltimore and one of the ships was the Navy's USS Caloosahatchee, a freighter that came into the shipyard 440 feet long, was cut right through the middle and stretched out to 680 feet long. You could get lost trying to walk through the ship. 1014' feet must be like a maze to someone not familiar with the ship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted September 25, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted September 25, 2020 47 minutes ago, MickinMD said: 1014' long, wow! In 1969 I had a summer job at a shipyard in Baltimore and one of the ships was the Navy's USS Caloosahatchee, a freighter that came into the shipyard 440 feet long, was cut right through the middle and stretched out to 680 feet long. You could get lost trying to walk through the ship. 1014' feet must be like a maze to someone not familiar with the ship. Here's the first video of how it's self unloading conveyor system works. You can see they use bicycles (1:54) to get around on deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted September 25, 2020 Share #11 Posted September 25, 2020 cool, watching at the soo locks is fun. Sometimes when I'm oot riding, I see them on the Detroit River. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share #12 Posted September 26, 2020 The James R Barker, another 1000 footer, is coming into Duluth at 7:23 for fuel. https://harborlookout.com/ships#0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share #13 Posted September 26, 2020 You can see it in the distance. The crowd is already assembling and the bridge is going up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted September 26, 2020 Share #14 Posted September 26, 2020 2 hours ago, team scooter said: You can see they use bicycles (1:54) to get around on deck. Back when I was running my bike shop, the chief engineer of a lake freighter used to use the opportunity when they were unloading limestone at the cement plant about a mile away to ride up to my shop and look around. A few times, the captain of the vessel rode over with him. The ship was the James Norris, the last piston powered steamer flying the Canadian flag on the great lakes. I tried to get him to give me a tour of the engine room, but he told me that since 9 11, the ship was off limits to non employees. Bummer, I would have really loved to see that. That ship has since been scrapped, and with it, the end of an era. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted September 26, 2020 Share #15 Posted September 26, 2020 12 hours ago, MickinMD said: You could get lost trying to walk through the ship. For those that can interpret the signs, you will always know where you are in a US Navy ship. There is a numbering system present for all locations and every space has a specific "address". The addresses are painted on the walls. You should be able to stand where you are, see the sign, and know your location. https://www.alternatewars.com/BBOW/Designations/US_Naval_Ship_Comp_Des.htm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share #16 Posted September 26, 2020 Heres the James R Barker from last night. A crowd favorite. "Hello Duluth!" from a crew member. And the infamous JRB salute. "eeeeOOOOOOOOOOO!! eeeeOOOOOOOOOOOO!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted September 26, 2020 Share #17 Posted September 26, 2020 Wo46 and I ride the SS Badger quite often for weekend getaways. I was told that the Badger is the last steam powered ship on the Great Lakes. https://www.ssbadger.com/about/history/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted September 26, 2020 Share #18 Posted September 26, 2020 16 minutes ago, BR46 said: Wo46 and I ride the SS Badger quite often for weekend getaways. I was told that the Badger is the last steam powered ship on the Great Lakes. https://www.ssbadger.com/about/history/ We enjoy the Cape May-Lewes ferry across the Delaware Bay from NJ to DE. You can see dolphins and shit if you are lucky. Not this year though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share #19 Posted September 26, 2020 54 minutes ago, BR46 said: Wo46 and I ride the SS Badger quite often for weekend getaways. I was told that the Badger is the last steam powered ship on the Great Lakes. https://www.ssbadger.com/about/history/ The SS Badger is cool. She entered service in 1953 making her the oldest passenger/ferry ship on the great lakes. The steamship Alpena entered service in 1942. One of only a few that weren't converted to diesel, scraped, or made into a museum. She's actually in one of the videos I posted above. Interesting story, she caught fire in dry dock at Sturgeon Bay and was almost made into a barge. https://www.mlive.com/news/2015/12/ss_alpena_fire.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted September 26, 2020 Share #20 Posted September 26, 2020 5 hours ago, BR46 said: Wo46 and I ride the SS Badger quite often for weekend getaways. I was told that the Badger is the last steam powered ship on the Great Lakes. https://www.ssbadger.com/about/history/ The last coal fired passenger steamer the article says. I think there are still bunker fueled freighters out there. The ship I referenced earlier was the last piston powered steamer flying the Canadian flag, but the engineer told me there are still steam turbines out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share #21 Posted September 26, 2020 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted September 27, 2020 Share #22 Posted September 27, 2020 The Roubaix Tuesday is on the hard for the winter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted September 27, 2020 Share #23 Posted September 27, 2020 18 hours ago, team scooter said: Looks pretty good for a 78 year old. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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