How to tell if a Ship loves their Fans! Watch the Philip R Clarke Departing Duluth and see!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
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About the visit:
Master Salute and all!
Arrived Duluth for the First Time this season May 11, 2023 at 19:21. They headed to the CN 6 east dock to wait for the Reiss Dock to be available.
The arrived at Reiss dock at 07:05 May 12. Began their discharging of the stone. Finishing up in short time, they departed C. Reiss at 15:13, heading to the Duluth entry to depart Duluth. Heading up to CN Two Harbors to load Iron Ore
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In the summer of 1950, the Pittsburgh Steamship Company announced plans to construct three new ships. Two of the ships, the Philip R. Clarke and the Arthur M. Anderson, would be built by American Shipbuilding Company of Lorain, Ohio, leaving the final ship, the Cason J. Callaway, to be built by Great Lakes Engineering Works of River Rouge, Michigan. These ships were designated the AAA Class, which was a continuation of Pittsburgh Steamship’s class system for differentiating ship size. Nicknamed the “Pittsburgh” Class, eight vessels total were constructed to the lines of the AAA class plans.
The keel for the first of the new AAA class ships, the Philip R. Clarke, was laid on December 18, 1950, at American Shipbuilding’s Lorain, Ohio, shipyard. The new hull was launched on November 26, 1951, and was tied up for final fit out. She was delivered to Pittsburgh Steamship after undergoing sea trials on May 10, 1952, and entered service five days later, departing Lorain bound for Duluth, Minnesota, to load iron ore for Conneaut, Ohio.
Starting in 1962, the Clarke and a dozen of her fleetmates carried ore from the Labrador Mines to the U.S. Steel mills on the lakes. Minor modifications to the vessels were made in order for them to run in saltwater, such as the installation of extra water tanks for the crew. Mates were assigned to sail on Canadian ships to become familiar with the eastern part of the Seaway system so they could apply for Coast Guard pilot licenses for the region. The Seaway runs continued until the early 1970’s.
In 1966, the Philip R. Clarke was fitted with a bow thruster to increase her maneuverability. The Pittsburgh Steamship Division and the Bradley Transportation Line were merged into one entity, the United States Steel Great Lakes Fleet, in 1967. The Clarke‘s operations remained the same.
She was used as a test vessel at the then-new Poe Lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, when she locked through on October 30, 1968, to ensure the lock operated correctly. The Clarke passed through again on June 26, 1969, officially opening the lock to traffic.
Once in drydock, she was then cut in half just aft of midship, and her stern section floated out of the drydock. The new mid-body was floated in and lined up with the bow, followed by the stern section. The sections were then welded together and a new, larger rudder was installed to handle the vessel’s larger size. The project was complete soon after and the Clarke was floated from drydock in late November, and she returned to service on December 4, 1974.
In Fall of 1981, the Clarke entered the drydock at Fraser Shipyards for a conversion to a self-unloader. Prior to her arrival, 23 sloped cargo hold bottom sections were prefabricated with the conveyor structure and utilities in place to be installed. Once in drydock, her cargo hold bottom was removed and the new sections were lowered through her cargo hatches and welded together. Her above-deck equipment was installed just forward of the aft deckhouse with a 250’ cargo boom to deliver the cargo to the dock. The Clarke was the second of the trio out of the yard at the beginning of the 1982 season, departing on April 21 to test her unloading system at the ore docks across the harbor. After testing she finished loading and headed on her way. The estimated cost for the project was $11 Million. The conversion cut her unloading time from 17 hours using shoreside gear to 6 hours using her own equipment.
In late 2003, Canadian National Railway purchased Great Lakes Fleet from Blackstone for $380 Million. The fleet would continue to operate as U.S. flag vessels under the direct ownership of Great Lakes Fleet, Inc. Management of the ships was taken over by Key Lakes, Inc.
The Philip R. Clarke entered long-term layup at Toledo, OH, on July 2, 2020, due to economic conditions. She fit out in the summer of 2022, returning to service on July 30, 2022.
And may she continue saluting her fans for many years to come. Long live the AAA!
Agreed!
The Philip R Clarke has been spreading joy and happiness since 1952. Sounded like Radar was having an off day and in need of some love that day...😖❤
Shows it's not pre recorded.
He actually stayed a little late for this audio! He had a rough day. Always appreciated!
Where does Radar do his narrations from?
@@charlottecunningham2141 from the building on the right as the ship passes under the bridge
Im sure most love there fans!
Some more than others 😉
Looking good, sounding good and good videography too 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks 👍
Nice one and great horn salute. Thanks Paul
Many thanks!
Thank you for the history of this ship and those AAA vessels. All the transition from bulk carriers needing shoreside assistance to self unloading bigger and more efficient ships. Very interesting.
My pleasure!
What a great looking ship!
Indeed!
Great video, Paul! You always do! Thanks! ❤❤
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks Diana.
Love these ships with the bridge up front
They are very easy on the eyes, in my opinion!
Now that was too cool!
Thanks!
Hey look at me go...1st view and comment.😊 Great video, great ship. Nice work as usual Paul✌️🇨🇦
Awesome! Thanks Daniel.
A very good video
Thank You.
Great salute, great ship, great video. Thanks Paul.
Thanks!
Beautiful mature lady she is.
Nicely said!
We're all Human, Doing the best we can!!!🤣😁
yup
❤️🙂
Thanks!
She opened up the throttle..
Flapping the dampers!