MV John J. Boland

John J. Boland passing the Lorain West Breakwater Light
History
Name: Charles E. Wilson
Namesake: Charles Erwin Wilson
Port of registry: United States Wilmington, Delaware
Builder: Bay Shipbuilding Company[1]
Yard number: 710[1][2]
Launched: 10 March 1973
Sponsored by: Mrs. T. M. Thompson
In service: 1 September 1973
Renamed: John J. Boland (2000)
Identification:
Status: In active service 2015
General characteristics
Class and type: Lake freighter
Tonnage:
Length:
  • 680 feet (207 m) (overall)[3]
  • 666.8 feet (203 m)[1]
Beam: 78.1 ft (23.8 m)[1]
Draft:
  • 30 ft 11.125 in (9.42658 m) (Midsummer Draft)[3]
  • 42.7 ft (13.0 m) (hull depth)[1]
Propulsion: two 3,500 hp (2,600 kW) General Motors Electro Motive Division (EMD) diesel engines, 7,000 shp (5,200 kW)[3]
The John Boland in Lake St. Clair heading into the St. Clair River
The John Boland in Lake St. Clair heading into the St. Clair River

M/V John J. Boland is a diesel-powered Lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company (ASC). This vessel was built in 1973 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology. Initially named Charles E. Wilson, the vessel was renamed to its current name in 2000.

The ship is 680 feet (210 m) long and 78 feet (24 m) wide, with a carrying capacity of 34,000 gross tons (at midsummer draft), limestone, grain, coal or iron ore.[3]

History

The ship was built for American Steamship in 1973 and was originally named Charles E. Wilson, named for Charles Erwin Wilson (1890–1961), former United States Secretary of Defense (1953–1957) and former CEO of General Electric.[4] The ship was renamed John J. Boland in 2000 for one of American Steamship's founders.[3][5]

The freighter was built in around 20 months at a cost of $13 million ($71.7 million today). Mrs. T. M. Thompson, wife of GATX chairman, was the ship sponsor.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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 John J. Boland". American Steamship.
  4. 1 2 "Charles E. Wilson Christening Heralds Major Step in Revitalization of Fleet". Herald Times Reporter. Manitowoc-Two Rivers, WI. August 25, 1973.
  5. ↑ George H. Wharton. "Great Lakes Fleet Page Vessel Feature – John J. Boland". Boatnerd. Retrieved 2016-10-25. In January 2000 the Wilson was renamed John J. Boland. That year while at Fraser Shipyards in Superior for lay-up crews welded the new name on the vessel. The name change followed the sale of the former John J. Boland to Lower Lakes Towing, Port Dover, ON; now sailing as the Saginaw.


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