Sam Laud
History
United States
NameMV Sam Laud
BuilderBay Shipbuilding Company[1]
Yard number712[1][2]
Launched1975[1]
Identification
StatusIn service as of August 2022
General characteristics
Class and typeLake freighter
Tonnage
  • 11,619 gross tonnage[1]
  • 8,036 net tonnage[1]
Length
  • 634 feet 10 inches (193 m) (overall)[3]
  • 615 feet (187 m)[1]
Beam68.1 ft (20.8 m)[1]
Draft
  • 27 ft 11.875 in (8.53123 m) (Midsummer Draft)[3]
  • 38 ft (12 m) (hull depth)[1]
Propulsiontwo 3500 HP General Motors Electro Motive Division (EMD) diesel engines, 7,000 SHP[3]
The Sam Laud fully loaded in Lake St. Clair heading towards the Detroit River.
The Sam Laud fully loaded in Lake St. Clair heading towards the Detroit River.

M/V Sam Laud is a diesel-powered Lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company. This vessel was built in 1975 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology.

The ship is 634 feet 10 inches (193.50 m) long and 68.1 feet (20.8 m) wide, with a carrying capacity of 24,300 tons (at midsummer draft), limestone, gypsum, coal or iron ore.[3]

History

The ship was built for American Steamship in 1975 and named for GATX's former chairman, Sam Laud (1896-1963).[3] GATX had just acquired American Steamship in 1973. In service as of 02/14/2022. The ship can be briefly seen during the opening credits for the 1989 film Major League.[4]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to IMO 7390210.
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Vessel Documentation Query". NOAA/US Coast Guard. 2015-07-02. Retrieved 2015-07-02.
  2. ↑ Colton, Tim. "Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI". shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-03.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "M/V Sam Laud". American Steamship.
  4. ↑ "Major League - Randy Newman - Burn On". Youtube. Retrieved 15 February 2021.


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