James R. Barker (ship, 1976)

For the management Professor, see James R. Barker.
The James R. Barker travels through ice, on the St. Marys River, March 26, 2013.

The James R. Barker is an American bulk carrier that operates on the upper four North American Great Lakes.[1] She is the third vessel of her size to be built. There are fourteen vessels that are restricted to the upper lakes because they are too large to travel through the Welland Canal that connects Lake Erie to the lowest lake, Lake Ontario.

Like her sister ship, the Mesabi Miner, she is owned and operated by the Interlake Shipping Company.[2]

In spite of their size these two vessels are able to maneuver, in harbour, without requiring assistance from tugboats.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Great Lakes Fleet Page Vessel Feature -- James R. Barker". Boatnerd. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  2. ↑ Raymond A. Bawal (2011). Superships of the Great Lakes: Thousand-foot Ships on the Great Lakes. Inland Expressions. pp. 27–32, 35, 42–46, 70. ISBN 9780981815749. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  3. ↑ Alex Roland; W. Jeffrey Bolster; Alexander Keyssar (2008). The Way of the Ship: America's Maritime History Reenvisoned, 1600-2000. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 367–370. ISBN 9780470136003. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/1/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.