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Selkirk Settler​

1983 SelkirkSettler
Steel Great Lakes and ocean bulk freighter
Built at Glasgow Scotland by Govan Shipyards Ltd., Hull 256
Launched Jan 29, 1983
730’ LOA, 711’8” LBP, 75’9” beam, 48’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 24’, oil-fired diesel engine, 10880 BHP
Enrolled at
718.0 x 76.0 x 45.0, 21548 GT, 16051 NT Can 802345 to:
Misener Transportation Inc., St. Catharines ON, Misener Holdings Ltd., owner (home port St. Catharines ON)
Entered Great Lakes service May 1983.
Transferred 1987 to off-Lakes service and left the Great Lakes
Renamed Federal St. Louis (Bahamas) 1991, Federal Fraser (Philippines) 1992 and FraserPanama 2001
Sold late 2002 to Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal QC, returned to Canadian registry, renamed Spruceglen (2) and returned to the Great Lakes
Returned to Great Lakes service 2003
Has spent most of her career in off-Lakes service (much under the flag of other countries) with occasional service on the Great Lakes.
IMO 8119261
In service 2011 for Canada Steamship Lines
 
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Arly, looks like we were both correct.
 
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new locks news.
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Boatnerd News – July 23, 2022
New Lock at the Soo Phase 1 construction nears completion SAULT STE MARIE, MI – With only closeout items remaining the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District’s New Lock at the Soo substantially completes its first phase of construction. “We are waiting on final survey results and anticipate they will show the deepened areas as complete, really only have some punch-list type items, groundskeeping and site cleanup remaining,” said project Supervisory Civil Engineer Rachel Miller. Trade West Construction, Inc., of Nevada, a small business, began deepening the upstream channel May 4, 2020. “The New Lock was first authorized in…

 
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Our new boat is out! (y)
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STURGEON BAY, WIS — The newest freighter to ply the Great Lakes began her maiden voyage today; a trip from Wisconsin to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to load stone that will be used to make ready-mix making concrete.

The Mark W. Barker, a 639-foot ship built for the Interlake Steamship Company, left Sturgeon Bay, Wis., at 10:36 a.m. Central Time on Wednesday, July 27, for a 110-mile voyage north to Port Inland, Mich., where the vessel will load stone and then deliver it to Muskegon.

“This is a monumental day for our company and the U.S. flag fleet as our much-anticipated freighter departs on her first voyage in what will be a long life of service on the Great Lakes,” said Mark W. Barker, president of Interlake and the vessel’s namesake.

The Barker is the first U.S.-flagged Great Lakes cargo ship since 1983 to be built in the region and is also the first built for Ohio-based Interlake in 40 years.

Construction began in August 2019. The ship was built at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay.

The ship has been undergoing seaworthiness trials this month. The ship was launched on Oct. 28. 2021. The keel was laid on June 23, 2020. It is the tenth ship in the Interlake fleet.

The Mark W. Barker is a “river class” vessel that’s shorter than the modern “1,000-footers.” The Barker is closer in length to some of the so-called “classic lakers” built around World War II, which still carry cargo around the Great Lakes.

A self-unloading bulk carrier, the ship will transport raw materials such as salt, iron ore, and stone to support manufacturing around the Great Lakes region.

“The construction of this vessel, which was made from steel manufactured in Indiana, from iron ore delivered by vessel from Minnesota, reinforces our long-term commitment to shipping and delivering essential cargoes for our customers throughout the region,” said Barker.
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One thing that I've always been curious about and that is, under power some emit diesel smoke, some emit what appears to be heated water vapor and some emit nothing. Always wondered about that. I presume that some of them are running diesel oxidation catalysts which explains the visible (steam / water vapor) but what about the rest?
 
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Our new boat is out! (y)
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STURGEON BAY, WIS — The newest freighter to ply the Great Lakes began her maiden voyage today; a trip from Wisconsin to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to load stone that will be used to make ready-mix making concrete.

The Mark W. Barker, a 639-foot ship built for the Interlake Steamship Company, left Sturgeon Bay, Wis., at 10:36 a.m. Central Time on Wednesday, July 27, for a 110-mile voyage north to Port Inland, Mich., where the vessel will load stone and then deliver it to Muskegon.

“This is a monumental day for our company and the U.S. flag fleet as our much-anticipated freighter departs on her first voyage in what will be a long life of service on the Great Lakes,” said Mark W. Barker, president of Interlake and the vessel’s namesake.

The Barker is the first U.S.-flagged Great Lakes cargo ship since 1983 to be built in the region and is also the first built for Ohio-based Interlake in 40 years.

Construction began in August 2019. The ship was built at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay.

The ship has been undergoing seaworthiness trials this month. The ship was launched on Oct. 28. 2021. The keel was laid on June 23, 2020. It is the tenth ship in the Interlake fleet.

The Mark W. Barker is a “river class” vessel that’s shorter than the modern “1,000-footers.” The Barker is closer in length to some of the so-called “classic lakers” built around World War II, which still carry cargo around the Great Lakes.

A self-unloading bulk carrier, the ship will transport raw materials such as salt, iron ore, and stone to support manufacturing around the Great Lakes region.

“The construction of this vessel, which was made from steel manufactured in Indiana, from iron ore delivered by vessel from Minnesota, reinforces our long-term commitment to shipping and delivering essential cargoes for our customers throughout the region,” said Barker.View attachment 756279View attachment 756280
Interesting that the self unloader is at the bow end and not the stern end in front of the pilot house. Kind of looks to me like it blocks the view from the pilot house a bit.
 
 
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