''Whitefish Bay'' is a self-unloading
lake freighter that entered service with
Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) in 2013. Built in China, the vessel is the third of CSL's ships. Her
sister ship
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s are , and . ''Whitefish Bay'' is used primarily to transport goods on the North American
Great Lakes and the
St. Lawrence Seaway
The St. Lawrence Seaway (french: la Voie Maritime du Saint-Laurent) is a system of locks, canals, and channels in Canada and the United States that permits oceangoing vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes of North Americ ...
.
Design and description
''Whitefish Bay'' is a self-unloading
lake freighter, the third of the
Canada Steamship Lines' (CSL) .
[ CSL asserts that the new vessels will be more efficient than existing vessels, and will leave less pollution.][ According to the Miramar Ship Index ''Whitefish Bay'' has a and a .]long overall
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with a beam
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of .[ ''Whitefish Bay'' has a maximum draught of . The ship is powered by one IMO Tier III MAN B&W 6S50ME diesel engine driving one shaft creating .
The ship is equipped with five ]holds
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and has a net hold capacity of . The vessel has an average unloading rate of per hour. The vessel is used to transport large bulk cargoes such as coal and ore on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway
The St. Lawrence Seaway (french: la Voie Maritime du Saint-Laurent) is a system of locks, canals, and channels in Canada and the United States that permits oceangoing vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes of North Americ ...
.[
]
Construction and career
''Whitefish Bay'' was constructed at the Chengxi shipyard in Jiangyin, China with the yard number 9303. The lake freighter's keel was laid down on 11 May 2012 and was launched on 23 July 2012. The ship was completed on 8 May 2013.[ Comedian ]Rick Mercer
Richard Vincent "Rick" Mercer (born October 17, 1969) is a Canadian comedian, television personality, political satirist, and author. He is best known for his work on the CBC Television comedy shows ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'' and '' Rick Merc ...
broadcast a recording of his visit to ''Whitefish Bay'' as it transited the lowest lock on the Welland Canal. The vessel is registered in Canada.[
The ship went aground on 12 July 2016 at Hamilton Island in the Saint Lawrence Seaway east of Cornwall, Ontario while carrying a load of coal.][
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References
External links
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2012 ships
Canada Steamship Lines
Great Lakes freighters
Ships built in China