Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "USCGC Mackinaw (WAGB-83)" in English language version.
Women were first made a part of the ship's crew starting in 1991. Since that time, there have been women who have served in very high positions with the crew, including health services officer and executive officer.
The sturdy icebreaker is equipped with two twelve-ton cranes to handle buoys and tanks to carry oil to lighthouses
The ship has primarily focused on clearing the St. Mary's River and the Straits of Mackinac, but occasionally clears the Detroit and St. Clair rivers. In particularly heavy seasons, like the winter of 1993-94, the Mackinaw clears ice as far away as Buffalo, N.Y.
In February 1942, the United States government announced plans to spend an estimated $8 million to build a state-of-the-art icebreaker incorporating successful design ideas found on a fleet of privately owned rail ferries in service at the Straits of Mackinac that were capable of operating in heavy ice.
Construction continued at Toledo Shipbuilding Co. for more than two years. Delays led to stiff penalties for the shipyard, so severe the company went bankrupt. The project was completed by the American Shipbuilding Co., and the vessel was side-launched on March 4, 1944.
In February 1942, the United States government announced plans to spend an estimated $8 million to build a state-of-the-art icebreaker...With fit-out complete, she was commissioned on Dec. 20, 1944 at a final cost of $10 million, an enormous amount for the day.
In the years 1936 to 1941, Rear Admiral [sic] Edward Thiele spearheaded this research, in part by visiting various northern European nations and studying their vessels first hand. Of particular interest was Ymer, a Swedish vessel considered the best icebreaker of the time.
At least sixteen of the 180 class cutters operated on the Great Lakes beginning in 1943, and the Mackinaw saw her first service during the final winter of the war training Russian personnel in the operation of Wind class cutters.
In December 1944 he became the first Commanding Officer of USCGC Mackinaw (WAGB-83), the first heavy duty U. S. icebreaker ever built.
In the years 1936 to 1941, Rear Admiral [sic] Edward Thiele spearheaded this research, in part by visiting various northern European nations and studying their vessels first hand. Of particular interest was Ymer, a Swedish vessel considered the best icebreaker of the time.
At least sixteen of the 180 class cutters operated on the Great Lakes beginning in 1943, and the Mackinaw saw her first service during the final winter of the war training Russian personnel in the operation of Wind class cutters.
