1979 Indiana Harbor
Steel twin-screw self-unloading Great Lakes bulk freighter
Built at Sturgeon Bay WI by Bay Shipbuilding Co., Hull 71
Built in dry dock. Keel laid Oct 8, 1976; floated Oct 28, 1980.
1000’ LOA, 990’1” LBP, 105’ beam, 56’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 24’, oil-fired diesel engines, 14000 BHP
Enrolled at
988.8 x 105.0 x 56.7, 35923 GT, 33534 NT US 610401 to:
American Steamship Co., Buffalo NY (home port Wilmington DE)
Entered service Aug 29, 1979 clearing Sturgeon Bay WI light for Two Harbors MN
IMO 7514701
In service 2011 for American Steamship Co.
7906
Yes, doing Firewatch on the Indiana Harbor during Inspection runs in 1979 I could have sworn the central stairwell went all the way to the Pilot House down to the Conveyor belt tunnel or am I wrong?