Once again, and Internet Expert who has no idea what he's talking about. The ORIGINAL Mackinaw was retired and is used as a museum boat. It was replaced with the boat in this video - the NEW ice breaker, Mackinaw. The new Mackinaw is still in service on the Great Lakes.

@@buckhorncortez I'm not one of the Internet Experts you speak of, so I could be wrong about this - but the ship in this video is the original WAGB-83. You can see "83" marked on the bow at the beginning of the video. The video was made in 2002 before it was decommissioned in 2006. It currently serves as a museum ship in Mackinaw City. The new ship is the WLBB-30.

Buckhorn Cortez I took a tour of the ship that is the one up at mackinaw the new ship didn’t come in service till 2006

@@buckhorncortez sorry but your the one that’s wrong. This is the original Mackinaw. They didn’t put Fairbanks Morse 8 and 1/8 opposed piston engines in the new Mac. I know I served onboard 77-78

My father was stationed aboard the Sundew when it made berth in Charlevoix at that time.

That’s when I was going n the Westwind. I remember those trials. They wouldn’t let us and the Mac port in the same town, LOL.

@@sealawj LOL. I think it was more about those Westwind sailors vs the Mac. I went from a small boat station the Mobile Bay as a SN. Only onboard for a year then went off to RM school, then the Diligence. Ran into the Northwind down in GITMO for REFTRA. Still have my NW hat and patch. Had a RM buddy onboard at the time. The CO of the Mobile Bay (and LCDR) went on to CO the Polar Sea and retired from there. He ended up being head of ICE studies (go figure) at the U of Alaska. 73's

I was a snipe too. #3 engine room. 77-78

WOW!!!! VERY INTELLIGENT!!!! Thanks!!

Yes it was added after

yes..CO,XO ofcr of day had to stand on deck unprotected when i served

HORSEPOWER!

Funny thing thing is, all the officers slept up front where it was the loudest!

Yes, lost a blade off one of the rear props in '71 or '72. The boat hopped with that much weight missed. To preserve the bearings that shaft had to be shut down.

15/8'' thick plate in the bow

Pressure ridges can get to be 20’ thick

Max Stephens ship breaks through it😂

Having served on the U.S.C.G. Glacier for two years and three trips north, I can attest to the unique conditions aboard an icebreaker. I was a little disappointed that it took until 42:46 on the video that the engineering spaces were featured. As a snipe, if it weren't for us the line handlers would have nothing to do. Semper Peratus! JVL

No need to have an armed cutter on the lakes since the U.S. And Canada have been friendly for over a century.

The USA and Canada have a treaty forbidding large armament.

Sharing the border with Canada, its been a long time tradition to fly the Canadian flag near the bow out of respect. Canadian ships do the same for the American flag

@@scottburns5376 normally on visits to other countries a vessel will fly the flag of the host country from the right yardarm and their national pennant from the stern. On entering the waters as a guest, the vessel will fly the quarantine pennant (Quebec) and switch to the national flag when cleared by authorities, due to more relaxed regulations, this is more custom than formality between the US and Canada.

Go back to school. Your bad grammar gave me a headache.

I've yet to pin down where that rumor comes from but they were never filled with concrete. They could operate right now if they weren't seized from sitting. Source: myself. Current Icebreaker Mackinaw maritime museum ship board member. Spoke directly with the last commanding officer that parked her where she sits today. She was left fully operational when they departed.

Wow....just wow. Do you believe everything you read and are told without thinking about it?

Kxng Shyicide the Titanic was ripped open like a tuna can on its side when it collided with a massive iceberg. There are no bergs in the Great Lakes. Also the steel they used on the Titanic wasn’t as thick or of the same type

Breakers are designed to ride up over the ice than use their weight to break, also as shown in video can shift weight side to side and fore and aft. Not just brute force, a lot of engineering involved.

@@scottmueller550 exactly right ..this ships hull was specifically designed to ride over and crush down..ocean breakers are different design shearing force is more of a component..and yes brute power..this ship is 290' with 12000 HP (all engines)..considerably more HP of some of the older ore carriers..oops, just saw the Speer..NOT one of the oldies as ore carriers go..1000 ft, w/2 9600 HP engines..having done some quick research i see that a number of ore carriers have been built or upgraded since i served..the Edmund Fitzgerald was the 'class' of the fleet when i served

@@sgchev no your both wrong. The newer ships do this. Not the Mighty Mac. She has a thick front now, almost 2”, and a front prop 12’ the Mac plows through the ice while the prop lubricates the hull of the ship. It also has a heeling system that can pump 100,000 gals of water from one side of the ship to the other in 90 seconds

Front bow

So are you foreigner

Wow