MV Sam Laud

M/V Sam Laud on the Cuyahoga River.
History
United States
NameM/V Sam Laud
Port of registry Wilmington, Delaware
BuilderBay Shipbuilding Company
Yard number712
Launched1975
In serviceApril 1975
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class & typeLake freighter
Tonnage
  • 11,619 gross tonnage
  • 8,036 net tonnage
Length
  • 634 feet 10 inches (193 m) (overall)
  • 615 feet (187 m)
Beam68.1 ft (20.8 m)
Draft
  • 27 ft 11.875 in (8.53123 m) (Midsummer Draft)
  • 38 ft (12 m) (hull depth)
Propulsiontwo 3500 HP General Motors Electro-Motive (EMD) diesel engines, 7,000 SHP x1 propeller
The MV Sam Laud fully loaded in Lake St. Clair heading towards the Detroit River.
The M/V Sam Laud fully loaded in Lake St. Clair heading towards the Detroit River.

M/V Sam Laud is a diesel-powered Lake freighter owned by the American Steamship Company now a part of the Rand Logistics, Inc. and operated by Grand River Navigation. 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), iron ore pellets, coal, limestone, and gypsum.

History

The ship was built for American Steamship in 1975 and named for GATX's former chairman, Sam Laud (1896-1963). GATX had just acquired American Steamship in 1973. The ship can be briefly seen during the opening credits for the 1989 film Major League. The ship is currently bareboat chartered to a third-party freight carrier. It was also in the opening credits of the smash hit Major League movie.

References

  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.