Arrival of Mesabi Miner
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
Title
Arrival of Mesabi Miner
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Mesabi Miner enters the Duluth, Minnesota Ship Canal.
Mesabi Miner is number four out of the thirteen super carriers. Built by American Ship Building Company out of Lorain, Ohio for The Interlake Steamship Company to be used on the Great Lakes she is the sister ship to the James R. Barker. Built in 1977, she is 1004 x 105 with a 29 foot draft. She was christened to honor the men and women of Minnesota’s Mesabi Iron Range. She’s classified as a Self-Discharging bulk carrier; her self-unloading system includes three cargo hold belts and a 265 foot boom.
Copyright 2018 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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September 11th, 2018
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