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Ship spotting

Started by Captain Canada, March 31, 2005, 08:00:33 PM

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Quote from: PR19_Kit on October 21, 2023, 06:24:47 AM
Quote from: Old Wombat on October 20, 2023, 11:00:04 PMQuick check on Google says she's USS Marinette (LCS-25).


My immediate reaction on reading that Wiki entry was 'How the hell did they build and launch a ship that big in WISCONSIN? It's in the middle of the USA!' But I forgot that it's on the Great Lakes...............  :banghead:  :banghead:
That ain't big. ;D 
M/V Mark W. Barker, Great Lakes bulk carrier, Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI.
639' LOA, 75' Beam, 45' Depth, 26,000 ton Gross Carrying Capacity. Launched 2022.