James R. Barker - A Fast Turn and a Fantastic Salute!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 ก.ย. 2024
- Here is the James R. Barker departing Duluth, Minnesota on the evening of September 1, 2021. She had just loaded taconite (iron ore) pellets at the Canadian National dock in West Duluth. The taconite was scheduled to be delivered to Toledo, Ohio. The video starts with a view of the Barker as she makes her way through the St. Louis River Bay, passing the SMET, General Mills, and Cenex docks in Superior before passing under the John A. Blatnik bridge at Rice's Point. We then catch up with her again from the vantage point at Canal Park in Duluth, watching as the Barker moves across the harbor, makes the sharp right-hand turn, and then passes under the Aerial Lift Bridge on her way out onto Lake Superior. (Note the 1000-footer Edgar B. Speer is at the Husky fueling dock as the Barker makes her way across the harbor.)
Having watched many lake carriers make the turn before the Aerial Lift Bridge, I couldn't help but notice just how quickly the Barker made the turn. Looking at her from the front, she seems to almost pivot in place without any forward motion. Of course, this is an optical illusion... as she is moving forward the whole time... but it's still impressive to see, especially when done so quickly. Equally impressive are the Barker's dual horns, which sounded out a master salute consisting of three long and two short blasts. This was a particularly nice salute... sounding very loud and clear from my vantage point. (Note: The Aerial Lift Bridge did respond with a master salute in return, but I have edited it out because it was overly distorted. If you'd like to hear a salute from the Aerial Lift Bridge, it can be heard in many other videos on this channel.)
The James R. Barker is 1004 feet in length and was built in 1976 by the American Ship Building Company of Lorain, Ohio. According to the Boatnerd website, she is powered by "two 8,000 bhp V-16 cylinder, four stroke cycle, single acting, turbocharged Colt-Pielstick PC2V diesel engines, built by Fairbanks Morse Engine Division of Colt Industries, Beloit, WI driving through a Falk reversing gear box to two Bird-Johnson controllable pitch, stainless steel, four bladed propellers seventeen feet, six inches in diameter." She has a cargo capacity of 63,300 tons. She has the distinction of being the first self-contained 1000-footer to be built with the entire superstructure at the aft end of the vessel. This design would be the model the remaining 1000-footers to be built for Great Lakes service.
One other thing to note is the number of sailboats in the harbor at the time of the Barker's departure. Wednesday nights during the summer months are when a large number of sailboats head out onto the lake for their races. Several had returned to the harbor at the time the Barker was making her exit but seeing that number of sailboats had to give the Barker's crew a little bit of heartburn. Sailboats tend to be disliked by lake carrier captains, in particular, because they have the tendency to get in the way and are slow to move. And while sailboats often have the right-of-way, it's foolish for any sailboat captain to get in the way of a 1000-foot laker that is loaded down with 60,000+ tons of cargo! Thankfully, it appeared most (if not all) sailboats stayed out of the shipping channel during for this departure.
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Amazing turn to the right...
By the Barker.. unbelievable...
She appears to stay still but still...
Pivots around...quite spectacular...
Great closeup shots of her...
Hardworking girl with a melodious
One of a kind salute....
Great video....thanks for this...
Spectacular
What a Queen on the lakes!! She is good looking, well taken care of, knows her way around and knows what’s she is supposed to be doing. And then her unique horn! Her salutes make my day.
Outstanding!
While seeing the huge vessels in your videos is very impressive, being there to physically witness their size and graceful abilities to maneuver, has got to be an awesome experience.... I envy you. After hearing the dual horn Master Salute, I'd say using the word 'fabulous' was a bit of and under statement. As always, thank you for the excellent views, editing and info.
Remarkable. Love the head on shot of the pivot.
I never tire of these vids. Thank-you for sharing.
I luv the horn on the Barker ship❤️
Great video! It may be me, but if I saw a boat that big headed in my direction, I’d clear out FAST,
Thankyou for editing out the bridge horn!
Very impressive turn by the Barker and excellent video work recording it. Well done on both sides.
The most unmistakable horns on the Great Lakes .
She hollers as proud as she sits the water. What a ship!!
You have to admit, Interlake does keep its boats in good shape.
EXEPT the sherwin
@@Michiganrailfanner23 Let's face facts. The only reason the Sherwin is still on the registry Is because she must be getting tax write offs; She has no engine, Dhe has no prop, she has no bow thruster and the piolot house is gutted. She be too darned expensive to turn into a barge. This is one of three tings I feel Interlake failed its legacy. Selling Hoyt II to the run'em into the ground Canadian fleet and third the bastardization of the Mauthe. My dad was fleet chief when those three boats along with the Jackson were built. Thank God he's gone. He'd roll over in his grave if he saw what happened to them. I'm afraid the Jackson may meet their fate next.
@@johnmanthey2683 i just said EXEPT the sherwin and I know everything is gutted out
👍🏼 Beautiful evening for a cruise! Great edit! 😎✌🏼
Looks like she had close to the 63,000 tons on. Drafting quite a bit of water!
That pivot is quite remarkable!
Oooh! Just Love when it Blasts Horn! Yes! Oh! Yes.
The Barker bark. It’s the best.
This video is first class work. I think the view at 10:00 would make a nice poster.
To bad that horn won't fit under the hood of my '97 F-250.
Another fantastic video, especially the close up of the turn, thank you. I couldn't see a wake but does she use the bow thruster for such a tight turn?? 😃😃
Thanks! From what I’ve heard, they don’t use thrusters above 2 knots, because they stop being effective. They mostly just use them for docking and undocking.
Excellent video! ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you!
The Interlake Steamship Company. Do any of their boats run on steam?
They converted their last steamship to diesel in 2016.
@@1Long2Short I beleave the John Sherwin is still steam but I could be wrong
Masterful salute by the Barker, but I did not hear the bridge answer. I can't imagine they did not, or was it just not recorded? Either way, great sounds!
I sometimes omit the bridge reply if it’s highly distorted. This was one of those times. 🙂
@@1Long2Short Thanks!!
I noticed the spotter on the bow vacated before the salute.
Is that turn via just the stern rudder, or do they employ the bow thruster as well/?
Depends on who you talk to. Some will say that thrusters are ineffective at the speed, but you can clearly hear them on some ships making the turn. If nothing else, I suspect they are on for a little added insurance.
Everyone's thinking it, I'm just saying it! I want to water ski behind a ship like that
Is that bridge a roadway ?
Yes
@@1Long2Short Thanks for the reply. From the angle it's filmed at, it's hard to tell how wide it is. I love the horn of this ship, it must be mind blowing awesome to hear it in person.
The bridge is pretty narrow, just wide enough for two cars to meet with not much extra to spare. The Barker’s horn are pretty amazing in person. Not only can you hear them, you can actually feel them on your skin… if that makes sense.