| Empire State - Verchères, Québec - December 24, 1989 |
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| Suny training ship Empire State (VI) downbound on the St. Lawrence River off Verchères on December 24, 1989. Built in 1962 as the States SS Co cargo ship Oregon, she went in 1977 to Moore-McCormack as the Mormactide and then to US Lines under the same name in 1983 but never operated as such. Acquired by Suny in 1988, she was towed to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin for conversion to a training ship. The work was not fully completed as she had to leave the Lakes before winter freeze up as depicted on this view. She still is the heaviest smoker I've ever seen. |
| More details and photos for: Empire State |
| Fleet: | | IMO: | 5264510 | |
| Owner: | State University of New York | Category: | General Cargo |
| Manager: | | Port/Flag: | Norfolk, United States |
| Dimensions: | Length (oa): 172.22 m (565.0 ft) Beam: 23.22 m (76.2 ft) Depth: 13.44 m (44.1 ft) | Call Sign: | KKFW |
| Built: | Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia - Entered service on 1962/04/19 |
| Names: | Oregon (1977), Mormactide (1983), American Tide (1985), Mormactide (1989), Empire State |
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| Photographer: | Marc Piché - Vercheres, Quebec | Collection: | Marc Piché Collection (Verchères, Quebec, Canada) |
| Format: | Kodachrome slide | Views: | 102 | |
| Uploaded: | 2019-03-03 10:12 AM by Marc Piché |
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