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| Defence Express posted The largest warship to ever transit the Great Lakes. The 8-inch gun Heavy Cruiser USS Macon came through the Seaway in 1959 to officially open the new waterway. She is seen here in the Eisenhower Lock. Note the missing radar antenna, removed in Boston to allow passage through the Seaway 's lift bridges due to her high air draft. The ship had all sorts of problems rubbing bottom and bumping into walls on her way through due to the large size, powerful engines, and the open ocean design of her hull. Robert Wingerath shared Something interesting I had to share. Military Base posted with the same comment as above. Carl Mottern shared Same reason the LITTLE ROCK arrived in Buffalo, minus her top ware. |
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| See King posted In 1959, history was made as the USS Macon, an 8-inch gun Heavy Cruiser and the largest warship to ever navigate the Great Lakes, transited the Seaway to mark the official opening of the new waterway. Captured here in the Eisenhower Lock, the Macon faced unique challenges: her radar antenna had to be removed in Boston to clear the Seaway's lift bridges, and her massive ocean-designed hull struggled with the narrow channels—scraping bottoms and bumping walls along the way. Despite these obstacles, the USS Macon’s journey remains a testament to naval engineering and determination. Thomas Dowling: The limitations of the Seaway are why the USS Wisconsin is in Virginia. The Iowa class makes a heavy cruiser look almost like a bathtub toy. |
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| Marine Historical Society of Detroit posted The F.V. Massey heads through the relocated Cornwall Canal, between locks 19 and 20, circa 1956. The massive concrete gate structure just ahead of the vessel is where the earth dike for the Moses-Saunders Power Dam will cross (and flood) the Cornwall Canal as part of the St. Lawrence Seaway project. The Cornwall Canal originally opened in 1842 and closed to through traffic shortly before the Snell and Eisenhower locks opened on July 4, 1958. Jim Bartke photo/MHSD. |
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| Screenshot from a time-lapse video by Chuck Larrabee of the TAAGBORG going up in the Eisenhower Lock (source) |
The Eisenhower lock is the upstream lock of a shipping canal that was built to replace the Cornwall Canal. The Snell Lock is the downstream lock of the new shipping canal. The St. Lawrence Seaway project in this area included a power dam, a control gate dam, and a high-clearance suspension bridge.
The page referenced by the caption below has many construction pictures of this complex. It also shows where and when cofferdams and cuts were built to allow construction of the two dams to be done in-the-dry while allowing the river to flow through the area. The two ships in the photo were designed for the locks of the Cornwall Canal. They dramatically illustrate how much longer the new locks are. They also have the bridge on the bow. I have noticed that has become obsolete. Modern boats have the engine room, living quarters, and bridge on the stern.
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| Rene Beauchamp posted Nostalgia Eisenhower Lock circa 1960. Bill Shaver before the viewing stand... that ship a coal burner. |
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| Gene Beauchamp posted View from the Vista House Overlook, Eisenhower Lock, about 1960. Downbound, the US laker Sullivan Brothers. Postcard published by St. Lawrence Valley Souvenir Co. |
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| Eric Tolcser commented on Rene's posting Grandpa at the locks. Only vacation he ever had after running his dairy farm 7 days a week his whole life. Fritz Hager Looks like a Halco canaller ready to lock down. |
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| Jeff Carson commented on Rene's posting Went there just last week!! |
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| 1 of 8 photos posted by David Tesch Eisenhower Lock. Yachts from Florida going to Sarnia. |
Karen Coia posted four photos with the comment: "Adfines Star, Eisenhower Lock, Massena NY. 8/13/18"
Cynthia KrollCynthia and 235 others joined St. Lawrence Seaway Ship Watchers within the last two weeks. Give them a warm welcome into your community! Love Love Love, when I was growing g up my family would go up to Massena for vaca,My Aunt&Uncle lived in Massena, we loved going to the Locks, my dad loved Snell Lock best, he felt it had a better view of the ships.
Karen Coia Yes I think it is a better view but its all gated off now.
Kevin Smith posted four photos with the comment: "Eisenhower lock in Massena NY drained and ready for maintenance [during the Winter 2024 closure]."
Cynthia KrollCynthia and 235 others joined St. Lawrence Seaway Ship Watchers within the last two weeks. Give them a warm welcome into your community! Love Love Love, when I was growing g up my family would go up to Massena for vaca,My Aunt&Uncle lived in Massena, we loved going to the Locks, my dad loved Snell Lock best, he felt it had a better view of the ships.
Karen Coia Yes I think it is a better view but its all gated off now.
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Kevin Smith posted four photos with the comment: "Eisenhower lock in Massena NY drained and ready for maintenance [during the Winter 2024 closure]."
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| 1 of 10 photos posted by Kevin Smith of it dewatered for Winter 2024. |
Kay Hays posted two photos with the comment: "Going under the locks at Barnhart camp grounds! Pretty cool!!"
Karen Perry: They just opened the new visiting center at the Eisenhower locks it looks beautiful hope to get there soon use to go all the time til I moved away
Jocelyn Savard: We camped every summer at the state park here and loved seeing the ships pass as they entered and exited the locks. The kids loved it when we drove under the locks and would shout out the window to hear the loud echo.
Don Vincent: As a kid we used to have dad honk the horn and listen to the echo and scream out the window so cool
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