ducwic Loc: Milwaukee, Wi.

This winter these 3- 1000 ft Great Lakes Carriers came to Milwaukee's Harbor Basin to winter and have repairs and maintenance.
They are the;
Edwin H Gott, based in Duluth, Mn.
Burns Harbor, based in Wilmington, Dl.
Stewart J Cort, based in Wilmington, Dl. and the first 1000 ft vessel on the Great Lakes.

Edwin H Gott & Burns Harbor taking a rest

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1000 ft Edwin H Gott

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Rear props that drive Edwin H Gott

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Burns Harbor

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Bows of Burns Harbor & Edwin H Gott

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Stewart J Cort and Her Tug Boat Escort

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DickC Loc: NE Washington state

Wow!! Great shots!!! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

ducwic Loc: Milwaukee, Wi.

DickC, thanks for your comments and 3 thumbs up......one can never have enough thumbs up.

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

Massive! What is their typical cargo?

ducwic Loc: Milwaukee, Wi.

From what I read on the internet their cargo is usually iron ore, coal or salt. Thanks for stopping by.

jfn007 Loc: Close to the middle of nowhere.

These are really great shots. You know there are some cargo ships that still take vacationers for a lot less than cruise ships do. You do not get a set itinerary as the ship goes to various ports in order to pick up cargoes. I always wanted to go on a tramp steamer like Bogart in Across the Pacific. Did you by any chance get to board one of these ships to take photos?

ducwic Loc: Milwaukee, Wi.

Thanks for your comments. No, I did't get aboard.

Cornman Loc: Grand Rapids, Michigan

Great Shots ducwic, really interesting when you encounter one of these babies out in the middle of Lake Michigan at midnight, sailing across the lake!! When they put on all their lights, it is a sight to see!!!

ducwic Loc: Milwaukee, Wi.

Cornman, thanks for your comments. They're awesome to see, especially when running with no load. Never saw them at night.

PhotoPhred Loc: Cheyney, Pa

Nice shots of beautiful ships. I find it interesting that There are a lot of ships that use Wilmington De. as their home port. Favorable tax structure I think. Thanks for posting.

ducwic Loc: Milwaukee, Wi.

PhotoPhred, thanks for your comments. In reading about these giants, they laid up here because one of the locks on the St. Lawrence Seaway can't handle them for a trip back to Wilmington.

Photoholic Loc: Vernon Hills, IL

Nice set of pics.

I think I've seen one of these (the Cort) in the Sturgeon Bay shipyards.

ducwic Loc: Milwaukee, Wi.

You probably did. Here's some info on the Cort. It was the first 1000 ft'r on the Great Lakes. Thanks for looking.

1972 Stewart J. Cort

Steel twin-screw self-unloading Great Lakes bulk freighter

Bow and stern sections built at Pascagoula MS by Ingalls Shipbuilding Division, Litton Systems, Hull 1173. Sections welded together and launched Dec 16, 1971. Sailed summer 1970 to Erie PA (under the unofficial name of Stubby with jagged line painted up her hull where the sections were joined with directions, “cut on dotted line”). Midbody built at Erie PA by Erie Marine Division, Litton Systems, Hull 101 and joined to bow and stern sections
First 1000-foot vessel on the Great Lakes

1000’ LOA, 988’6” LBP, 105’ beam, 49’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 24’, oil-fired diesel engines, 14400 BHP

Enrolled at
989.3 x 105.0 x 44.9, 32930 GT, 29918 NT US 532272 to:
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Cleveland OH (home port Wilmington DE)

Entered service May 1, 1972 clearing Erie PA for Taconite Harbor MN

IMO 7105495

In service 2011 for Interlake Steamship Co.

PhotoPhred Loc: Cheyney, Pa

Just a side note, the Exxon Valdez was also home ported in Wilmington DE. That ship never saw the East Coast. Sad ending.

Photoholic Loc: Vernon Hills, IL

Interesting stuff, thanks!