Mackinaw's keel was laid on 20 March 1943 at the Toledo Shipbuilding Company's yard in Toledo, Ohio. The CGC MAWCKINAW (WLBB-30) is the U.S. Coast Guard's only heavy icebreaker on the Great Lakes and was designed to provide multi-mission capabilities with state of the art systems. Ms. Anges R. Waesche, the wife of the Commandant, Vice Admiral Russell T. Waesche, christening Mackinaw on Saturday, 4 March 1944 at the Toledo Shipbuilding Yard, Toledo, Ohio. The Mac, Queen of the Great Lakes as Mackinaw has been known with affection, provided 62 years of outstanding service facilitating commerce in support of the economy of the entire nation. When there is bad weather, commercial providers are unavailable or have lengthy delays, the Coast Guard is notified. When Mackinaw puffs into Duluth Union Depot in the opening scene, Mandarin has no coaches. Alcohol and/or drugs are suspected to be a factor in the incident, police said. Her draft was considerably less than her Wind-Class sisters and she was also constructed of mild steel (1-5/8 inch hull plating), all in deference to her assignment on the fresh-water Great Lakes. The Mackinaw was commissioned in the closing years of the Second World War to serve and defend the Great Lakes and the shipping across them as the cargo delivered across the Great Lakes was vital to the American war effort, especially to Detroit, the aptly-named Arsenal of Democracy. trial runs on Lake Huron. Usually the MACKINAW heads first for the strategic area of the Straits of Mackinac about the first week in March to begin ice operations. Michael Hudson is now in command of the cutter, a position he assumed following Triner's temporary relief. 241783; In preparation for her decommissioning, the USCG commissioned the construction of a new Mackinaw to replace her, the USCGC Mackinaw (WLBB-30). The CCECPSCO conducts Amateur Radio Field Day operations from Mackinaw on the fourth full weekend in June. After the war, she conducted icebreaking duties as well as typical Coast Guard duties during the ice-free months, including law enforcement and search and rescue operations as well as patrolling regattas and steaming on resupply missions to various Coast Guard land stations around the Lakes. Mar 1, 2023 9:01 PM by Published The Philippine Coast Guard has rescued 88 passengers from a ro/ro ferry that ran aground on a bank between the islands of Cebu and Bohol on Tuesday afternoon. When the Mackinaw drives its great bow onto the ice, the icebreaker is capable of breaking through 4 feet of solid sheet blue ice. In addition to her ice-breaking duties, the Mackinaw also serves as an Aids-to-Navigation ship, since she is able to perform the same duties as the Seagoing Buoy Tenders (WLB) of the Coast Guard fleet. WLBB 30 is configured to better handle a variety of roles including buoy maintenance, and handling of environmental spills. 2 June 1943; Photo No. After 30 years and learning the computer and finding VetFriends, I went to my first reunion of the USS Navasota AO-106. Class: Mackinaw Class Icebreaker Commisioned: 20 Dec 1944 At: Toledo Shipbuilding Co. Photo No. On 5 April 1968 she helped free the M/V W. B. Schiller from heavy ice in Lake Superior. No injuries are reported. The Revenue Marine and the Revenue Cutter Service, as it was known variously throughout the late 18th and the 19th centuries, referred to its ships as cutters. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Mar 1, 2023 8:15 PM by The car ferries run to Frankfort from Manitowoc and Kewaunee, Wisc. According to Admiral Thiele, the "Mackinaw was nothing but a Wind-class ship that was squashed down and pushed out and extended to meet the requirements of the [Great] Lakes." When the Soo Locks closed for winter maintenance each year until reopening in late March, the Mackinaw was kept busy creating channels in the ice for the larger freighters to navigate safely to reach the Locks when they reopened for service, including the SS Arthur M. Anderson, the last ship to have contact with the SS Edmund Fitzgerald before it sank with all hands on Lake Superior on November 10th, 1975. A Fairbanks-Morse article described the icebreaker's power plant: ". This service was placed under the control of the Treasury Department. Published shipping track through the ice of the St. Marys River Jan. 23, 2004. That may sound like a long time, but 30 minutes goes fast when you need to gather information on the situation, check the weather, plan a flight, change into survival gear, brief the plan and contingencies, and then get in and execute the various checklists necessary to start up and take off in the helicopter.. Her effectiveness in keeping the shipping lanes open longer than ever before was pointed out in an information bulletin which stated: "In the years previous to the MACKINAW, general navigation on the Great Lakes was closed to shipping due to ice on the average of about 4-1/2 months a year. The Philippine Coast Guard was alerted and activated its local stations rescuers. A Jayhawk helicopter at U.S. Air Station Traverse City, designed for long-range search and rescue work. Cost: $8,830,198 (hull & machinery); reportedly over $10 million total cost, Propulsion:3 electric motors driven by 6 Westinghouse DC generators driven by 6 Fairbanks Morse, 10-cylinder, 2-cycle diesels; 12,000 SHP; two 14-foot diameter stern propellers; one 12-foot diameter bow propeller. Due to her age and expensive upkeep, she was decommissioned and replaced with a smaller multipurpose vessel, USCGCMackinaw(WLBB-30), which was commissioned in Cheboygan the same day. MACKINAC ISLAND, MI A woman in need of urgent medical assistance received some help from an unlikely source. MACKINAC ISLAND, MI - A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew touched down at the Mackinac Island airport this past weekend to assist after one person was seriously injured in a snowmobile crash on the island. 179; photographer unknown. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. USCGC MACKINAW (WLBB-30) The U.S. Coast Guard is required by law to maintain a heavy icebreaking capability on the Great Lakes to assist in keeping channels and harbors open to navigation in response to the reasonable demands of commerce to meet the winter shipping needs of industry. The first ten cutters were:[4]. The only way to accomplish that was to build an icebreaker. 3; of Brooklyn, N.Y., at the wheel of the Coast Guard's new 5090-ton icebreaker MACKINAW during trial runs on Lake Huron. The CCECPSCO has two repeaters on Mackinaw to provide communications coverage throughout the Straits of Mackinac. Mackinaw. Her namesake, the first Juniper, was commissioned into the U.S. Lighthouse Service (USLHS) back in 1903. USCGC Mackinaw (WLBB-30) is a 240-foot (73m) multi-purpose vessel with a primary mission as a heavy icebreaker specifically built for operations on the North American Great Lakes for the United States Coast Guard. Search . She also hosted 25 Soviet naval personnel who trained in ice breaking operations prior to their taking over one of the "Wind" class icebreakers under Lend Lease. On 18 October 1960 she freed the grounded M/V August Ziesing off the upper Little Rapids Cut channel bank. Tour of the Mackinaw. 3; Predecessors. Mackinaw has also plowed through 37 ft. of windrow (broken) ice. USCGC Mackinaw - (WAGB-83) International Call Sign: November-Romeo-Kilo-Papa The United States Coast Guard ICEBREAKER MACKINAW WAGB-83, known as the "Queen of the Great Lakes", was built as part of the war effort during World War II to meet the heavy demands of war materials and transportation during the winter months. Enroute, the paramedic and Petty Officers Wagner and Bersch monitored and cared for the patient. "'NEW WOMEN WORKERS REPORTING FOR WORK.' While en route to her new home port of Cheboygan, Michigan, the Mackinaw struck a seawall in Grand Haven, Michigan on December 12, 2005. The Mackinaw's Engineering Control Center, where the engineering watchstanders monitor the ship's machinery, USCGC Mackinaw entering Grand Haven, Michigan May of 2019. After WWII ended with the surrender of Nazi Germany in May 1945 and the Empire of Japan in September of the same year when their delegates signed the articles of unconditional surrender to the Allies, the Mackinaw was slated to continue its service to the USCG in icebreaking duty in the Great Lakes due to being too large to navigate the channels to reach open ocean from the Great Lakes. MACKINAC ISLAND, MI - More details are being released on an overnight rescue effort in Mackinac Island's Habor whe n a boat ran into a breakwall, ejecting all four occupants, who suffered major. An H04S-2G helicopter . no photo number; photo by PA2 Christopher Grooms. Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum 707 N. Huron Ave. #2, Mackinaw City, MI 49701 231-436-9825 officemanager@themackinaw.org The "Mackinaw" is now commanded by Capt. He says the 990-foot Mesabi Miner hit the Hollyhock's stern. [3] Additionally, the Mackinaw can continuously proceed through fresh water ice up to 32 inches (81cm) thick at 3 knots or 14 inches (36cm) at 10 knots. The vessel has been known as the "Queen of the Great Lakes" and "The Largest Icebreaker on the Great Lakes"; the site states that "she was built during World War II to meet the heavy demands of war materials and transportation during the winter months".[3]. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard. "CHEBOYGAN, Mich. (Jan. 4)--The Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw prepares to tie up to a pier She was to have been named Manitowoc but the Navy had already assigned that name to a PF (frigate). months. All Rights Reserved. The accident caused a 10-foot (3.0m) dent in her starboard bow. 4041; photographer unknown. "; photo is dated October, 1957 (incorrect, photo was taken in 1956); During her Coast Guard career she also conducted numerous search-and-rescue operations. United States Coast Guard Atlantic Area U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The Coast Guard's design work had been based on the research conducted by LCDR Edward Thiele, USCG, during a trip he made to Europe to study Scandinavian icebreaker design as well as on the design of the Soviet icebreaker Krassin. United States Coast Guard Cutter is the term used by the U.S. Coast Guard for its commissioned vessels. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Keith Showalter says the accident happened about 10:45 a.m. Sunday. photographer unknown. The accident did not delay the ship, which arrival on schedule on December 17, 2005. I had a great time and intend to go again next year. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Katmai Bay, a 140-foot icebreaker, was clearing a path on the St. Mary's River and immediately set a course for Mackinac Island. The organization is also actively assisting the museum with restoration and operation of various communications, navigation, and power systems. Photo No. "MACKINAW [:] Coast Guard Icebreaker MACKINAW moored at the Coast Guard Dock new icebreaker MACKINAW during trial runs on Lake Huron. Following the formal celebration, crew members, including Triner, moved to a Cheboygan bar where they continued to consume alcoholic beverages, according to a retired Coast Guard officer familiar with the event. no date listed; Photo No. He says the location is about 20 miles west of the Mackinac Bridge, which links Mackinaw City in the Lower Peninsula to St. Ignace in the Upper Peninsula. Aided by several smaller icebreakers in the USCG fleet, such as the USCGC Katmai Bay, the Mackinaw provided safe passage for freighters as they delivered their cargo of taconite, grain, and other resources, around the Great Lakes to ports such as Detroit, Duluth, Chicago, Gary, and more. "After reviewing both investigations, I have concluded that Capt. Normally, lake ice begins thawing at the end of April, but "Big Mac" -- as the icebreaker is affectionately called in the lakes region -- has opened shipping lanes as early as the third week in March, thus facilitating the early movement of millions of tons of iron ore, grain, and other vital cargo. Length : 240 feet : Beam: 58.5 feet : Draft: 16 feet : Displacement (LT) 3,500 : Maximum Speed: 15 knots : Crew Size: Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}454646.90N 844311.55W / 45.7796944N 84.7198750W / 45.7796944; -84.7198750, personally family knowledge my mother was one of the first 12 women hired, Last edited on 27 February 2023, at 05:59, Learn how and when to remove this template message, http://www.ccecpsco.org/icebreaker-mackinaw-6/, "WZZM 13 News: Mighty Mac lowers anchor Icebreaker rides St. Clair River for final time", Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum official site, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet Counties Public Service Communications Organization, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USCGC_Mackinaw_(WAGB-83)&oldid=1141861625, Diesel fuel: 276,000U.S.gal (1,040,000L), Lubrication oil: 7,000U.S.gal (26,000L), Potable water: 40,200U.S.gal (152,000L), Ballast water: 121,631U.S.gal (460,420L), Heel and trim ballast water: 345,828U.S.gal (1,309,100L), This page was last edited on 27 February 2023, at 05:59. No caption/date; Photo No. Lower Lake Michigan, normally relatively clear of heavy ice during the winter, In the closeup of Mackinaw's and Michipicoten's horns, Duluth Union . came into home port for the first time. Peter Kemp, editor, The Oxford Companion to Ships & the Sea; London: Oxford University Press, 1976; pp. Cutter History File. The firing makes permanent a temporary decision to relieve Triner following the December 12th accident. I really hope some other people can find this service and get in touch with people like I did. U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft of World War II. The recently-built tanker Princess Empress partially sank off Balingawan Point on Tuesday after losing power in rough seas. With the aid of her two 12-ton cranes, she can handle the heaviest buoys on the lakes, and carry fuel and supplies to Coast Guard stations. USCGC MACKINAW (WLBB-30) Characteristics . "'Pronouncement of Blessing By Rev. They initially hired 12 'helpers' within a short time and eventually hired over 100 women workers. Her breadth and length were greater than her sisters but consequently those dimensions meant she could not get through the Welland Canal and was therefore prevented from ever leaving the Great Lakes. icebreaker, moored in the port of Grand Haven during the Coast Guard Festival "CLEVELAND (June 21, 2006) - The Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WAGB-83) sailed for a final voyage from her home port of decommissioning, Cheboygan, MI to a permanent berth at the SS Chief Wawatam dock in Mackinaw City. Scheduled for spring 2010 is the installation of a third RT-9000 paired with an LPA-9600 solid-state kilowatt amplifier and CU-9100 kilowatt autotuner along with a Sunair F-9800 automatic pre/post filter for each radio to permit simultaneous operation of all three stations, and Sunair RCU-9310 remote control panels. 125-63 dated 7 March 1963; Photo No. Cheboygan, Michigan. While I have had years of training up to this point, there was definitely a feeling of adrenaline heading out to the helicopter prior to launching. For MEDEVACs from larger islands that have airstrips and can accommodate fixed-wing aircraft, commercial providers are contacted first so that Coast Guard assets can be reserved for water rescues or searches. Photo is dated sometime between 1990 and June, 1998. Our goal is to have the wheels of the helicopter leave the pavement less than 30 minutes after the alarm goes off. There are also four 300hp Fairbanks-Morse O-P diesels for auxiliary services, and there are the Fairbanks-Morse heeling and trimming pumps to help the Mackinaw shake herself out of trouble when it is at its very worst.". YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. WRSX 91.3 Port Huron is off the air due to network issues. USCGCMACKINAW (WLBB-30) Night vision goggles and the automation and navigation capabilities in the MH-60T made for a straightforward flight in otherwise bad weather, Durfee said of the evenings snow and low clouds. Copyright 1997-2023, Historic Naval Ships Association On 30 October 1966 she stood by the grounded M/V Halifax 40 miles south of Sault Ste. Papp temporarily relieved Triner of his command December 15 after the cutter hit a break wall in Grand Haven, Mich. Papp made the decision to recommend permanent relief, citing loss of confidence in Triner's ability to command. The "Mackinaw" slammed into the Grand Haven, Michigan breakwall while approaching the area ship channel. of Brooklyn, N.Y., at the wheel of the Coast Guard's new 5090-ton icebreaker MACKINAW during Line drawing of the Mackinaw originally published. Local newspapers heralded the new icebreaker's arrival on the Lakes, hoping that "with the assistance of the powerful new icebreaker. The Maritime Executive. The Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw breaks ice in Duluth 10,165 views Mar 17, 2013 33 Dislike Share Save Kenneth Newhams 1.51K subscribers The Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw came to Duluth on March. Breaking the champagne bottle on the bow of USCGC Mackinaw on launch day, April 2, 2005. Alternatively known as the system of cutters, Revenue Service, and Revenue-Marine this service was officially named the Revenue Cutter Service (12 Stat. "; Get Connected to the Village Media Network! The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. "BRASS BAND, GREETING COMMITTEE and throngs of spectators were on hand with a hearty Tragically, the Mackinaw was unavailable to support the freighters on that fateful night, and was unable to support in the futile search for survivors over the following days. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Since that time, no matter what the vessel type, the service has referred to its vessels with permanently assigned crews as cutters. 5772; photographer unknown. In recent decades she continued to extend the shipping season from late March until mid-January. Vessel was designed to keep lake shipping lanes open during the winter USCGC Juniper (WLB-201) is the lead ship of the U.S. Coast Guard's current class of seagoing buoy tenders.She is outfitted with some of the most advanced technological and navigational capabilities currently available. "CHEBOYGAN, Mich. (Jan. 4)--The Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw conducting an ice-breaking Tracy Hoffman, the Command Center training officer for the Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Potable Water: 40,200 240' USCGC Mackinaw (WLBB) 225' Seagoing Buoy Tender (WLB) 210' Medium Endurance Cutter (WMEC) 175' Coastal Buoy Tender (WLM . Much of the ships technology, including the Azipod thrusters, is from Finnish Maritime Cluster. Marie, explained it this way: All of the islands in the Great Lake are considered maritime domain for search and rescue. weeks of icebreaking operations. She was assigned the home-port of Cheboygan, Michigan and was assigned to ice-breaking duties from 20 January to the close of the war. The vessel is equipped with a 160-40 Meter Dipole, antenna couplers and vertical antennas linked to the two Sunair RT-9000 transceivers. MACKINAC ISLAND, MI - A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew touched down at the Mackinac Island airport this past weekend to assist after one person was seriously injured in a snowmobile crash. Petty Officers Wagner and Bersch helped bring the patient on board, along with a local paramedic. Arriving around 10:15 p.m., we met Mackinac Island EMS. - Veteran J. Reuter. She was launched and christened Mackinaw a year later, on 4 March 1944. "SERVES ABOARD COAST GUARD ICEBREAKER MACKINAW [:] LOUIS C. LARSON, QM1c. In this photo from 2014, the Coast Guard Cutter Katmai Bay, a 140-foot ice-breaking tug, escorts the motor vessel Calumet through Lake Michigan near Lansing Shoal. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. "'GROUP OF WOMEN WORKERS AT TOL. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). USCGC Mackinaw (WLBB-30) is a 240-foot (73 m) multi-purpose vessel with a primary mission as a heavy icebreaker specifically built for operations on the North American Great Lakes for the United States Coast Guard. USCGC Mackinaw has been the name of more than one United States Coast Guard ship, and may refer to: USCGC Mackinaw (WAGB-83) , an icebreaker in commission from 1944 to 2006 USCGC Mackinaw (WLBB-30) , an icebreaker in commission since 2006 Triner has a right to appeal the decision to Atlantic Area Commander Vice Admiral Vivien Crea. I also want to highlight the compassion and professionalism of the paramedics on both Mackinac Island and at Traverse City. . Diesel electric machinery was chosen for its controllability and resistance to damage, and she also had a bow propeller. On 11 June 2021, The GBS Group was awarded a contract by the U.S. Coast Guard to replace the AC Drive System for the USCGC MACKINAW (WLBB 30) Bow Thruster and Motor Generator Sets. Along with the Wind-Class icebreakers, Mackinaw's frames were spaced about 16-inches apart, and they made up a truss similar to that found in an inverted hangar, and an inner shell was built inside that truss. as a factor in his decision to fire the captain. The following year, from 17-18 March 1948, she repeated her rescue efforts and opened a passage that freed 12 ice-locked ships at Buffalo, activities that she conducted nearly every spring in the coming years. "GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (July 30, 2003)--Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw, the 270-foot Great Lake She was built with a length of 290ft.[8][9] For ground tackle she shipped two 6,000lb (2,700kg) stockless bower anchors with 2-inch-diameter (51mm) links. 248; photographer unknown. Though icebreaking is the MACKINAW's big function, she is not idle during the summer months. The bow propeller is employed to suck the water beneath the ice allowing the Maierform bow to break the ice. The ferry Starlight Saturn went aground at about 1600 on Tuesday on a known shoal, Danajon Bank, while under way from Surigao to Cebu. The Toledo Shipbuilding Company was unprepared to undertake a shipbuilding project this large and complex [5] and when the ship remained incomplete more than two years after the company took on the project, the Toledo Shipbuilding Company went bankrupt due to penalties levied for the delayed construction. 32-36-68; photo by "Dick" Whittington, Los Angeles. Early in its life Mackinaw was used to handle the heaviest buoys on the lakes with the aid of its two 12-ton cranes, to carry fuel and supplies to light stations, to serve as a training ship, and to assist vessels in distress when necessary. 17 June 1944; Photo No. USCG Historian's Office, USCG HQ, Washington, D.C. Information provided by Victor Edward Swanson. Petty Officer 2nd Class George Degener/US Coast Guard. photographer unknown. The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. The Mackinaw (WAGB-83) was laid down on 20 March 1943 at Toledo Shipbuilding Company in Toledo, Ohio. mission in the Great Lakes. Pilots: LCDR Dan Beshoar and LTJG Steve Durfee. The 290 feet long old Mackinaw (WAGB 83) was built in Toledo, Ohio and commissioned in December, 1944. They are 65 feet (19.8m) or greater in length and have a permanently assigned crew with accommodations aboard. 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