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MV ''Paul R. Tregurtha'' is a Great Lakes-based bulk carrier freighter. She is the current ''Queen of the Lakes'' (the largest ship operating on the Great Lakes complex).〔 Launched as the ''William J. De Lancey'', she was the last of the 13 "thousand footers" to enter service on the Great Lakes, and was also the last Great Lakes vessel built at the American Ship Building Company yard in Lorain, Ohio. == Construction == The Interlake Steamship Company was given a contract in 1979 by its customer Republic Steel, to transport iron ore from Lake Superior ports to their steel mill at Indiana Harbor, or to their transshipment terminal at Lorain.〔 Designed by the American Ship Building Company to fulfil two briefs: *Bulk carrier *Executive passenger transportation With the second brief in mind, she was one of the first freighters with full air conditioning, elevators, and luxurious décor. Built in two parts, her keel was laid down on July 12, 1979, at the American Ship Building Company yard in Toledo, Ohio. On completion, the forward section was towed to their yard in Lorain, where it was mated with the stern portion. The completed hull No. 909 has a total length of .〔 Stephens-Adamson designed a loop belt elevator system, that feeds a stern mounted discharge boom that can be swung 100 degrees to port or starboard. Capable of unloading at a rate of 10,000 long tons of iron ore per hour, or 6,000 net tons of coal per hour, the total system displaces 14,497 tons.〔 Formally launched on February 4, 1981, the vessel was christened on April 25, 1981, as the ''William J. De Lancey'', named in honor of Republic Steel's chairman who participated in the launch. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MV Paul R. Tregurtha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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