DEVELOPMENT OF A 1000-FT GREAT LAKES SELF-UNLOADER (MV STEWART J. CORT)

With the construction and completion of a new lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, a major change in the design of ships for service on the Great Lakes was possible. The lock permits the passage of vessels 1000 ft long by 105 ft beam, a jump from the previous size limitation of 730 ft by 75 ft. This paper traces the development of such a maximum-sized vessel and the shipyard that was specifically designed to construct it on a production-line basis.

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Presented at Great Lakes and Great Rivers Section meeting of the SNAME, January 21, 1971.
• Authors:
  • Tripp, C E
  • PLUDE, G H
• Publication Date: 1972-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 59-90
• Serial:
  • Marine Technology Society Journal
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Marine Technology Society
  • ISSN: 0025-3324
  • Serial URL: http://ingentaconnect.com/content/mts/mtsj

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Electrical systems; Hulls; Ships; Unloaders; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ship design
• Old TRIS Terms: Self unloading equipment
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00028804
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 21 1973 12:00AM