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The lake freighter ''Saginaw'' was commissioned the ''John J. Boland'', in 1953, the third vessel to bear that name.〔 〕 Her namesake John Hames Boland, was a co-founder of Cornelius & Boland, the precursor to American Steamship Company, the owners and operators of the vessel. ''Boland'', hull #417 delivered September 1953, was one of three self-loading bulk carriers built at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin. By the 1980s the ship had become among the oldest operated by American Steamship Company and was idle for eight years until returned to operation after on April 22, 1992 when ''Boland'' departed Superior, Wisconsin for Marquette, Michigan. In 1999 she was sold to Lower Lakes Towing, and renamed ''Saginaw''. The vessel was originally powered by a steam turbine, generating .〔 In 2007 her turbine was replaced by a diesel engine, generating . Two earlier vessels have been named the ''Saginaw''.〔 ==References == 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 Saginaw」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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