Adam E. Cornelius (ship, 1973)

Adam E. Cornelius downbound at Detroit.

The Adam E. Cornelius, (formerly the Roger M. Kyes), is a lake freighter built in Toledo, Ohio in 1973.[1][2] She was renamed, after Adam Edward Cornelius, one of the co-founders of the American Steamship Company, in June 1989, after an older ship named after him was sold.[3] She is the fourth vessel to be named after Cornelius.

While most lake freighters are powered by four-stroke engines the Cornelius is powered by a pair of two-stroke diesel engine.[3]

Boatnerd reported the vessel earned a reputation as a "hard luck" ship, experiencing mechanical failures, and groundings.[3]

The vessel is equipped with a conveyor system below her holds, and a self-unloading boom.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Don Lee (2014-09-26). "Maumee River busy with new project, freighter action". Toledo, Ohio: Toledo Free Press. Archived from the original on 2014-11-10. Retrieved 2015-01-01. Cornelius, a 680-foot, self-unloading bulk freighter, was built in Toledo and launched in 1973 as the Roger M. Kyes, the name she had until 1989. She is the largest ship to have been built in Toledo, and at the time of her launch was the first new vessel to have been built at the Toledo shipyard since 1959, according to the Great Lakes site boatnerd.com
  2. 1 2 "M/V Adam E. Cornelius". American Steamship Company. Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2015-01-01. The M/V Adam E. Cornelius is powered by two 3500 HP General Motors Electro Motive Division (EMD) diesel engines. The vessel uses a conveyor system below its cargo holds to transport cargo to an inclined conveyor system that elevates the cargo to the deck-mounted boom conveyor. For maneuvering in port, the vessel is equipped with 1,000 HP bow and stern thrusters.
  3. 1 2 3 George Wharton. "Adam E. Cornelius -- (Roger M. Kyes 1973 - 1989)". boatnerd. Archived from the original on 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
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