Posted By: JTimothyA
A/B: USCG Mackinaw - 05/24/98 05:12 AM
One of the most famous vessels of modern times to prowl the Great Lakes is an icebreaker - the USCGC Mackinaw. Built in Toledo during WWII, she set the standard by which future icebreakers were measured.
With a crew of 75, WAGB-83 displaces 5000 tons; her 6 diesel engines can make 18.7 knots. Primary duties are icebraking, and search & rescue. The Mackinaw performs her mission exclusively on the Great Lakes. Last I knew, the Mackinaw is home ported at Cheyboygen Michigan (also home to the Cheyboygen Crib Light).
The Mackinaw is a sleek good looking ship. She has history and appeal on her side and is the type of vessel on which the Anchor Bay line *should* focus. If HL has any hopes of breaking out of their home-base of appeal to lighthouse lovers and reaching a wider audience, they'll need to do it with ships like the Mackinaw. Composite luxury cruisers and tuna boats don't *seem* to have a strong enough draw.
And for the A/B analog of Navesink, how 'bout a model of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Rgds,
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/im [never know - Harry might be listening!]
With a crew of 75, WAGB-83 displaces 5000 tons; her 6 diesel engines can make 18.7 knots. Primary duties are icebraking, and search & rescue. The Mackinaw performs her mission exclusively on the Great Lakes. Last I knew, the Mackinaw is home ported at Cheyboygen Michigan (also home to the Cheyboygen Crib Light).
The Mackinaw is a sleek good looking ship. She has history and appeal on her side and is the type of vessel on which the Anchor Bay line *should* focus. If HL has any hopes of breaking out of their home-base of appeal to lighthouse lovers and reaching a wider audience, they'll need to do it with ships like the Mackinaw. Composite luxury cruisers and tuna boats don't *seem* to have a strong enough draw.
And for the A/B analog of Navesink, how 'bout a model of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Rgds,
__
/im [never know - Harry might be listening!]