St. Clair: built in 1976; 770 ft. long; Flag: USA
Picture above taken on Tuesday, January 15, 2008

The St. Clair is a self-unloader built in 1976 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. She is 770 feet long and has 26 hatches that open into 5 cargo holds, providing a load capacity of 45,000 tons. She was a longer ship than many on the lakes when launched, a middle step toward the 1,000 footers that were to come the next year. The St. Clair has a 250-foot self-unloading boom above the deck that allows her to unload her own cargo. She regularly handles taconite, coal and limestone at a variety of Twin Ports docks.
Picture above taken on Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Picture above taken on Thursday, October 25, 2007

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Picture above taken on Sunday, September 18, 2005

Picture above taken on Sunday, December 24, 2000

Picture above taken on Wednesday, May 17, 2000

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