Herbert C. Jackson
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The Herbert C. Jackson was launched in 1959.[1] She was the heaviest ship side-launched by the shipyard.[1] That shipyard was the Great Lakes Engineering Works. She was hull #302.[2]
History[edit]
The ship entered service in 1959 for the Interlake Steamship Company.[1] In 1975, she was converted into a self-unloader. On April 28, 2001, the ship became the largest ship by tonnage to transit the Buffalo River.[1] She was repowered in 2016. Before she was repowered, she was the last in the Interlake Steamship Company fleet to be coal powered.
Accidents[edit]
On March 30, 1990, she grounded in Stoneport, MI.[1] In October 8, 1997, the ship hit an underwater obstruction.[1] On October 25, 1999, the ship got stuck in the Saginaw River. On March 26, 2000, the ship grounded on a sand bar near Grand Haven, MI.[1]
References[edit]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Herbert C. Jackson". April 20, 2021.
- ↑ USA356-6188, Michigan 49707. "HERBERT C. JACKSON (1959, Bulk Freighter)". greatlakeships.org.
