The "Queen's" First Duluth Departure, with a little "attitude" and 68 k tons of Coal. Not Talkative.
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About this visit:
They Arrived SMET from the Fraser Shipyard April 22, 2024 at 16:10 heading to SMET for a 68K Tons of coal and have the tower put back on top! They arrived SMET 17:13 and began loading 30,000 tons coal for Monroe in holds 2&4, 38,000 tons for St Clair in Holds 1,3 & 5.
They finished loading April 23, 2024 and SMET at09:52. They departed Duluth "salute less" at 10:35.
Info on their Winter Stay:
The Paul R Tregurtha arrived Duluth MN January 17, 2023 at 19:08 for the 38th time this season! Arriving this time, instead of coal or to load Iron Ore they are arriving for Winter Layup! They headed to the Port Terminal to have their upper structure removed so they can fit under the Blatnik Bridge heading to Fraser Shipyard! If they did not remove it, they would tear it off passing under! They pulled into Port Terminal at 20:08 and the Benson Electric crew de-energized everything on the upper structure. January 18 at 10:10 they departed Port Terminal and headed to Fraser shipyard. They arrived at the Shipyard at 12:52 and tied up for the last time this season! They made good use of their stay at Fraser and had a lot of work done on the ship. It all ended April 22nd, 2024 after spending 95 days in layup, they had to pull the ship off the dock shallow, get into the dredged middle, ballast down and pull out of the Shipyard, heading to SMET to load coal and have the Tower and wiring reconnected.
Info from wikiwand.com
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 fulfill 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, Ohio where it was mated with the stern portion. The completed hull No. 909 has a total length of 1,013 feet (309 m).
Stephens-Adamson designed a loop belt elevator system, that feeds a stern mounted 260-foot (79 m) 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 MV William J. De Lancey, named in honor of Republic Steel's chairman who participated in the launch. In 1990 she received her current name. Paul R. Tregurtha, born 1935, was the Vice Chairman of Interlake Steamship Company's Board.
Operations
MV William J. De Lancey departed Lorain on her maiden voyage on May 10, 1981, sailing in ballast to Silver Bay, Minnesota, to load 55,944 long tons (56,842 t) of iron ore pellets. She arrived back in Lorain on May 16, 1981. She holds a number of cargo records:
August 7, 1982: 63,007 long tons (64,018 t) load at Escanaba, Michigan, for Indiana Harbor
July 20, 1983: broke the Lorain port record delivering 61,846 long tons (62,838 t) of iron ore pellets from Escanaba. She then established a lower lakes record by loading 50,239 long tons (51,045 t) net tons of coal from Ashtabula to Consumers Power, becoming the largest cargo loaded on the lower Great Lakes.
First 71 cargoes totaled 4,151,398 long tons (4,218,015 t), averaging 58,450 long tons (59,390 t) per load, restricted due to the lower draft in Lorain (less draft) and Escanaba to Indiana Harbor
Holds lower lakes record of 50,239 net tons of coal, shipped from Ashtabula, Ohio, to Consumers Power
2001 season: Carried the most cargo through the Soo Locks at 3,004,957 long tons (3,053,177 t)
On termination of the Republic Steel contract, on May 23, 1990, she was rechristened MV Paul R. Tregurtha at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, named in honor of the Vice Chairman of Interlake Steamship Co. On May 3, 2002, her only captain died in his cabin, Captain Mitch Hallin, aged 55.
Tonnage
14,497 net register tonnage 36,360 GT
Length 1,013.5 ft (308.9 m)
Beam 105 ft (32 m)
Depth 56 ft (17 m)
Installed power
2 × MaK 6M43C four-stroke diesel engines, 8,160 HP (6 MW) each at 514 RPM
Propulsion 2 × 5.33 m (17.5 ft) controllable-pitch propeller
Bow thruster: 1,500 hp (1,100 kW)
Speed 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph)
Capacity Iron ore: 68,000 long tons (69,000 t)
Coal: 63,616 long tons (64,637 t)
Never get tired seeing “ Big Paul”!
I guess being told she was late didn't go over well with the Queen Paul R Tregurtha...👑⚓
🤣 you did not disappoint me with the comment! well done Steve.
Always cool to see the Queen thanks Paul
Nice to catch her "maiden" voyage of the season
Yes always nice to see PRT in Duluth.
It sure is!
Thx. The season is upon us.
LOL, The Queen makes it official!
Good to see the PRT starting her season. I wish her and all other vessels smooth sailing. 😊
Thank you for this video!
Thank you too!
Awesome video as always especially of the Queen
Thank you very much!
Thanks for adding that salute at the end!👍✌️
Thanks for adding the horn Paul.
Just for fun, it's been a while since e we've heard it in my videos 😁
The controversial one. I wondered if it was inadvertent or ticked at being late. DHC took their video down and muted Radar and the added salute from a previous trip.
Go Radar
I can imagine the salute was added purely for the people watching the TH-cam video's entertainment factor. I decided to keep it authentic.
Radar?
@kathyk8148 😁 Radar is one of the Rangers that works at the Museum, he is one of the voices you hear in the videos describing the info on the ships. It's been said he sounds a lot like Radar on the MASH TV show.
Thank you
This Captain is very business-like on the radio, and isn't big on salutes, either 😒. Us nerds in the SE Michigan area are out of luck as far as hearing her robust horn anymore! Thanks for posting, always enjoy your videos.
Somebody got pssd though. DHC was forced to take down their video and delete Radar. As I said. Don't mess with mariners.
The horn you heard was an edited one by Paul.
I did add a Faux Salute to the end, with text stating it was added to the video. That is not Radar doing the Ship info talk.😁
@@PaulScinocca on the video that DHC took down they posted "taken from a previous visit" at the horn blast leaving port.
@@PaulScinoccaso you're messing with me or been hacked.
You said they didn't salute in the description then at screen bottom you wrote you added the "salute" at the end.
I can't dispute about Radar. I first heard of him through you. I thought I had his voice narrowed down.
@@loonhaunt I saw that one, too, they did say "horn from previous visit". Didn't know they took it down, though.
There's not a lot you can add to that Paul! 😂😂👍😃
🤣
Beautiful all the same. Salute or not.
Tregurtha legend❤
indeed!
Paul do you know why,, she was in port
For so long? Maintenance maybe
I heard ballast tank repairs
Lots of steel work, ballast tank repairs and securing, welding.
Nothing like an announcer with good additude to start a season 😮😂 ,Guess the Queen didn't like it 😮😢😂.
"Another boat named after a rich guy. Classic."
Our intrepid stats giver dishing out the social commentary - adding to the repertoire.
she does share her opinions for free! I do get a kick out of her humor, especially in person.
@@PaulScinoccayou just said the key word. "Humor".
@@PaulScinocca I always look forward to what she has to say. Always adds a personal twist to the usual presentation. And no tolerance for slow ships! 😆
I think this new announcer is too bold, don't care for her unprofessional comments, annoying, I prefer a professional take on a traditional ships.
So the queen is a diva now....
I suppose Karen, the announcer thinks the ship should be named after a random loser rather than a successful businessman that has “$$ skin” in the game. Honoring PT was the right thing to do. Sorry Karen!
I don't think you'll gain too many friends here if you're mocking Radar's job performance
@@loonhaunt The truth is difficult to take. Disrespecting PT is disgraceful.
@@wvincus5522 LoL
That was not Radar doing the speaking.
@@wvincus5522see Paul's comment in another post. "Humor".