Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1946, p. 368

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ORE UNLOADING DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued Depth of water at dock 21 feet. Maximum Length of Boat that can reach dock--530 feet. Maximum Beam of Boat that can reach dock--60 feet. R. R. Conn: River terminal--N. & S. S.--B. & O.--W. and L. E. Dock Supt. C. E. Van Syckle. Res. Phone Boulevard 6048. Pur. Agt. F. J. Laskey. Republic Steel Corp. (Bourne-Fuller Division)-- Phone Pros. 7500. Above Columbus Street Bridge, 1970 Carter Road. Office Republic Bldg. Phone Prospect 1400. Hulett Special Type Bridge. Size of clam shells used 5 ton. Capacity per 10 hours 2,500 tons. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Storage capacity 160,000 tons. Maximum length of boat 500 feet with 55 foot beam. Railroad connections: Erie and Big Four. Supt. C. F. Persch. Pur. Agt. F. J. Laskey. CONNEAUT, OHIO Pittsburg & Conneaut Dock Co.-- Office Phone 12-016. 5 Electric Huletts. Size clam shells used 17 ton. Capacity per 8 hours 25,000 tons. Locomotive Cranes, with 50 foot booms. Depth of water at Dock No. 3 22 feet. Dock No. 4 28 feet. Can handle boats of any length and with any size hatches. Storage capacity 1,400,000 tons. Length of No. 4 Dock 1,226 ft. No. 3 Dock 1,111 ft. Width 160 ft. Railroad connections: Bessemer & Lake Erie. Pres. & Supt. K. C. Stevens. Purchasing Agent G. W. Heinemann. DETROIT, MICH. Phone Oregon 4600. River Rouge. (Ore and Coal Dock.) Ford Motor Co.-- 1 Mead-Morrison. Size of clam shell used 12 ton. Capacity per 10 hours 4,000 tons. 2 Huletts. Size of clam shell used 12 ton. Capacity per 10 hours 4,000 tons each. Storage capacity 1,000,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 20 to 21 feet. Maximum length boat that can reach dock 600 feet. Railroad connections: D. T. & I. Supt. D. L. Newkirk. Great Lakes Steel Corp.--(Hanna Furnace Division)-- Phone Vi. 2-4600. Located on the Detroit River at Zug Island. Ecorse, Detroit, Mich. Storage capacity 450,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 24 feet. Maximum length of boat that can reach dock 1,000 feet. Use self-unloading boats only on coal cargoes. Unload into 8,000 ton receiving hopper. Coal removed at rate of 500 tons per hour. R. R. Conn.: Michigan Central--D. T. & I.--M. C. C. Supt. C. P. Betz. Purchasing Agent--P. T. Farrell. Great Lakes Steel Corp.--(Hanna Furnace Division)-- Phone Vi. 2-4600. Location. Zug Island, Detroit River. Ecorse, Detroit, Mich. 3 Brown Hoists. 2 5-ton, 1 9-ton clam shells used. Capacity per 10 hours 7,000 tons. 1 Dravo Fast Plant. Size of clam shell used 9 ton. Capacity per 10 hours 3,000 tons. 1 Wellman-Seaver-Morgan. Size of clam shells used 5 ton. Capacity per 10 hours 2,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 25 feet. Can handle boats of any length with 65 ft. beam. Storage capacity 350,000 tons. Length of dock 1270 feet. Railroad connections: D. T. & I.--M. C.--Shore Line--Pere Marq. and Wab. SEE OUR COMPLETE MAPS OF HARBORS 368

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