MV American Mariner

American Mariner (right) with Drummond Island Ferry
History
US
Name:	MV American Mariner
Builder:	Bay Shipbuilding Company
Yard number:	723
Launched:	August 2, 1979
Completed:	1980
In service:	April 1980
Identification:	Call sign: WQZ7791 IMO number: 7812567
Status:	In service as of 2015
General characteristics
Class and type:	Lake freighter
Tonnage:	15,396 gross tonnage 11,245 net tonnage
Length:	730 feet (223 m) (overall) 714.8 feet (218 m)
Beam:	78 ft (24 m)
Draft:	30 ft 11.875 in (9.44563 m) (Midsummer Draft) 42.7 ft (13.0 m) (hull depth)
Propulsion:	two 3500 HP General Motors Electro Motive Division (EMD) diesel engines, 7,000 SHP

M/V American Mariner is a diesel-powered Lake freighter owned and operated by the American Steamship Company (ASC). This vessel was built in 1980 at Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and included self-unloading technology.

The ship is 730 feet (220 m) long and 78 feet (24 m) wide, with a carrying capacity of 37,300 Gross Tons (at midsummer draft), limestone, grain, coal or iron ore.

The ship was built for American Steamship in 1980 and was originally planned to be named Chicago. The ship was launched August 2, 1979 and named American Mariner for all American seafarers.