One of the first four 1,000-footers to run the Great Lakes, the Mesabi Miner is seen running down the Livingston Channel, just yards from Lake Erie, on 8-8-2010.

Overall Dimensions (metric)
Length 1004' 00" (306.02m)
Beam 105' 00" (32.00m)
Depth 50' 00" (15.24m)
Capacity (mid-summer) 63,300 tons (64,317 mt)
at draft of 29'01" (8.86m)
Power (diesel) 16,000 b.h.p. (11,936 kW)