The James Barker salute hits me at a deep cellular level. Crying out for those lost on the water and touching my soul. I actually wept the first time i heard her. I am just outside Duluth and long for the day I hear her call in person.
Every year through my childhood I would visit Sault Ste Marie with my dad. After he passed away it took me 20 years to make it back there. A master salute from James R Barker going past Rotary Park was the first great lakes boat I'd heard in all that time -- and the first my young nephews ever heard. Truly an incredible experience when those blats shake you.
7 years living in the Soo and never ever tired of watching the ships go through the Soo locks! I was a freshman at Lake Superior State when the mighty Fitz sank in a storm I’ll never forget!
Had to watch the whole thing. Ever since I was a kid in Mayport, Fla. I loved watching the ships go in and out. Giants so huge and seemingly so close it was like you could reach out and touch them. There's something a little melancholy about a ship as it disappears in the distance heading out to sea. God bless those men who go down to the sea in ships. BM2 USN/ Able Seaman Unlimited 1977-forever.
If you belong to the Great Lakes Ship Watchers group on FB, do a search for ringtone, I have posted several ringtones of various ships including several of the Barker.
A while ago, Interstate had a pic/post of the engineers tuning up her horns. I was worried they would change her sound. They are the same - just awesomely louder : )
I had the speaker volume turned half way up in anticipation for this one , that thing is waay too awesome!!! Excuse me while I go nail some shingles back down on my roof...lol, thanks!
NO You Tube channels does their videos of Lakers like you do! So many unusual angles and the video of them is crystal clear. Send this one to Interlake. It's that GOOD. Chrissy at Interlake is their PR manager. She'd love to have this. Her email is on their website Wow. JUST WOW. Good job! The Chief Engineer fixed the JRB's horn a couple of months ago. It's just fabulous. It fits with her royal look. What a family of ladies Interlake is.
Many years ago, the Barker was out of service for a season or 2 and was moored beside Drummond Island, where my parents lived. So when I was visiting, my dad took me out on our boat, and around the point to visit the Barker and a sister ship beside her. I don't recall for sure which one, I think it was the Mesabi Miner. We idled along by the side of the Barker for her full length, about 10 feet away from that wall of steel. It took a while to go from the bow thrusters to the stern, and when we reached the stern and saw the rudder and props, (the ship was so empty that about 5 feet of the prop blades were above the waterline, I think I recall it being the props and not the rear thrusters, but it's been many years,) well just damn. It was huge! I felt like I was the size of a bug, a very small bug. I'm still amazed at how humans can build things that size that actually move around. The immensity of it all made me want very much to just climb aboard and live there. I have no idea why. It was a very strange feeling.
Would the 5 idiots that gave a thumbs-down, please identify yourselves. Please state exactly, what it was you were expecting that this masterful example of the "Master's Salute," did not deliver. ....Still waiting... Nothing? I didn't think so. The video was excellent and the sounds superb. If you were expecting unicorns and dancing elves on deck, you should look elsewhere. Geez!!Some people's kids!!
I think they just had to wait too long to hear the salute, idiots nowadays can't sit that long on 1 video . I love it, no music ,no talking just the massive size of the ship, different angles, dead silence and then the salute, that's what I love about it, you just don't know exactly when it's coming
Beautiful, deep harmony. I would like to know what the horns are. There are two on the pilot house. I would guess one is an "Airchime KM-85", frequency 85 cps, the other an "Airchime KM- 110", frequency 110 cps. It looks like there might be a "Kahlenberg 90 cps Piston Horn" on the front mast. That would make a three note deep bass chord, lovely sound. I have heard this ship live and have heard the horns I mentioned at our whistle toot events. Owned by horn collectors.
This boat must be bigger than the “Fitz” was ? It’s hard to believe how waves can be so big that they can take down boats of that size. They are a floating small town.
40 footers are the ones that sailors dread. Doesn't matter how large a boat is, if your not meant for heavy seas, (like FG) your damn well drownin' in Davy Jones locker.
She is 1004 feet long and 105 feet wide! She's one of 13 vessels on the Great Lakes that are 1000 feet or longer. The longest is the Paul R. Tregurtha at 1013 feet.
Good Thank you in I love the rms titanic and her sister ships and the ss Edmund Fitzgerald to and the h l hunley in 1864 and the Hms hood and the Bismarck in 1941 please go to my Channel Is sherry Martin Edmund Fitzgerald please go see ti in I love ships a lot .
@@1Long2Short I often started to apply to work on those boats years back I worked the Tennessee River from Guntersville, Alabama to Knoxville, Tennessee I made a trip from the Georgian Bay back to Chattanooga on a 50 Sea Ray Sedan Bridge Beautiful water up there
Thanks! I usually get on the chat when I have lots of spare time... such as when I'm in Duluth waiting for the boat! Otherwise, work and other things get in the way. I'll try to log in more often.
They have cameras mounted on the bow, plus there are usually watchmen on the bow when moving through the harbor. The salute is just a friendly greeting.
What a beautiful ship !!! Thats why we can't forget November 10 1975.....god bless all of you !!❤️👍
The James Barker salute hits me at a deep cellular level. Crying out for those lost on the water and touching my soul.
I actually wept the first time i heard her. I am just outside Duluth and long for the day I hear her call in person.
Every year through my childhood I would visit Sault Ste Marie with my dad. After he passed away it took me 20 years to make it back there. A master salute from James R Barker going past Rotary Park was the first great lakes boat I'd heard in all that time -- and the first my young nephews ever heard. Truly an incredible experience when those blats shake you.
7 years living in the Soo and never ever tired of watching the ships go through the Soo locks! I was a freshman at Lake Superior State when the mighty Fitz sank in a storm I’ll never forget!
Had to watch the whole thing. Ever since I was a kid in Mayport, Fla. I loved watching the ships go in and out. Giants so huge and seemingly so close it was like you could reach out and touch them. There's something a little melancholy about a ship as it disappears in the distance heading out to sea. God bless those men who go down to the sea in ships. BM2 USN/ Able Seaman Unlimited 1977-forever.
The Master Salute that she had sent chills up and down my spine! For all who deserve it! Another beautiful lady!
The big Barker and her mighty, mighty master salute. I watch these all day.
I wish I could use this as a ringtone!
If you belong to the Great Lakes Ship Watchers group on FB, do a search for ringtone, I have posted several ringtones of various ships including several of the Barker.
@@ttack8636 OK thanks!
@@CaptainNicBlake if you have issues with it, let me know
I did. The problem is I don't want to answer my phone anymore...
@@jonasasplund1423 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
That was wonderful!! Just imagine it's dark and foggy, sends chills down my spine... back for another watch 😊
I love it when they respond back to them like they are saying “welcome back boys”
She truly is a big, majestic lady ⚓ Love this vessel! 🌊💕
So massive, yet she glides gracefully upon the water.
They are mesmerizing to watch in person... so much bulk gliding along so smoothly!
@@1Long2Short that’s a real testament to the crews and designers of these vessels
Ya gotta admit ; there a vast amount of majesty on display
The Barker is truly the best!
Lovely video work - the clear close-ups! Thank you
Massive, simply massive....both in size and sound!!!
Awesome video, thank you for sharing.
What a beautiful salute ❤❤❤❤
That is some mighty fine film angles and views, well done!
A BEAUTIFUL Master Salute from my favorite Lady Of The Lakes, the JRB.
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I love that the horns aren't muted. It's WAY more fun this way, and I really appreciate your creative uploads! It makes it a lot more interesting.
if ya got it....................flaunt it!
A while ago, Interstate had a pic/post of the engineers tuning up her horns. I was worried they would change her sound. They are the same - just awesomely louder : )
Link to this pic?
I had the speaker volume turned half way up in anticipation for this one , that thing is waay too awesome!!! Excuse me while I go nail some shingles back down on my roof...lol, thanks!
Lol
I watch many vids on this and live here. My Dad being a WWll Navy Sailer has many stories on his ship. Master Salute............ a good thing.
The seagulls sure like the ships lol Great video.
NO You Tube channels does their videos of Lakers like you do! So many unusual angles and the video of them is crystal clear. Send this one to Interlake. It's that GOOD. Chrissy at Interlake is their PR manager. She'd love to have this. Her email is on their website Wow. JUST WOW. Good job! The Chief Engineer fixed the JRB's horn a couple of months ago. It's just fabulous. It fits with her royal look. What a family of ladies Interlake is.
Thanks as always for your nice comments! Perhaps I'll contact Chrissy to see if there is any interest.
Hey Cap, Im just gonna take a quick stroll up on deck. Great, see you in 5 hours. 😂
This things enormous.
Absolutely phenomenal 👍👍👍👍
That's a big boat! Thank you for filming this.
Many years ago, the Barker was out of service for a season or 2 and was moored beside Drummond Island, where my parents lived. So when I was visiting, my dad took me out on our boat, and around the point to visit the Barker and a sister ship beside her. I don't recall for sure which one, I think it was the Mesabi Miner. We idled along by the side of the Barker for her full length, about 10 feet away from that wall of steel. It took a while to go from the bow thrusters to the stern, and when we reached the stern and saw the rudder and props, (the ship was so empty that about 5 feet of the prop blades were above the waterline, I think I recall it being the props and not the rear thrusters, but it's been many years,) well just damn. It was huge! I felt like I was the size of a bug, a very small bug. I'm still amazed at how humans can build things that size that actually move around. The immensity of it all made me want very much to just climb aboard and live there. I have no idea why. It was a very strange feeling.
My fave !
And to think the "Ever Given" is 300+ feet longer, and almost twice as wide.... Unbelievable how huge these things can get!
If I lived along the Suez Canal, I could probably record 100 ships videos every day! 😄
@@1Long2Short Especially now, since they've been backed up!
Reminds me of when I would go to the wharf in Darwin. There would sometimes be warships etc tied up there from different places.
Would the 5 idiots that gave a thumbs-down, please identify yourselves. Please state exactly, what it was you were expecting that this masterful example of the "Master's Salute," did not deliver. ....Still waiting... Nothing? I didn't think so. The video was excellent and the sounds superb. If you were expecting unicorns and dancing elves on deck, you should look elsewhere. Geez!!Some people's kids!!
Haaaaa. Your right. And another thing ..... Hey you kids , get off my lawn. !! FFS
I think they just had to wait too long to hear the salute, idiots nowadays can't sit that long on 1 video .
I love it, no music ,no talking just the massive size of the ship, different angles, dead silence and then the salute, that's what I love about it, you just don't know exactly when it's coming
Thank You
Beautiful, deep harmony. I would like to know what the horns are. There are two on the pilot house. I would guess one is an "Airchime KM-85", frequency 85 cps, the other an "Airchime KM- 110", frequency 110 cps. It looks like there might be a "Kahlenberg 90 cps Piston Horn" on the front mast. That would make a three note deep bass chord, lovely sound. I have heard this ship live and have heard the horns I mentioned at our whistle toot events. Owned by horn collectors.
That’s some great footage my friend, hope to see you again sometime!
Thanks Tom! Hope to run into you again.
No other ship can do 3 2 like the Barker can do. No other ship should. It would be an insult.
You must have 20 cameras set up !!!
Just one camera!
6:08 Interesting horns right there in a closer look.
Watching this in December, wishing it was June.
At this point, I'd be happy with April right now!
Is it just me or is this the loudest ship in the fleet?
The loudest. It's two horns at once
I'm landlocked in Lansing, so I'm gonna wear headphones and shake the computer.
I’m in Oklahoma, I can feel the earth shake from here😉
These ginormous ore carriers and their salutes must be the biggest draw of
anybody's visit to Duluth Minn.
These big ships don't cut through the water, they push and shove it out of the way!
Actually, the water is just frightened by the ship and moves out of the way on its own. 😁
@@1Long2Short 😀😃🙂🙃😊
Cool
Ok, I'm in my 50s but looking for a career change. Where do I sign up? :) (I know - academy in TC)
Sounds like the last time I sat on the toilet after eating some knarly chili!!
Dude!🤣🤣🤣🤣
Salute at 4:53.. awesome...
5:00 here I am
headphone warning - LOL
This boat must be bigger than the “Fitz” was ? It’s hard to believe how waves can be so big that they can take down boats of that size. They are a floating small town.
40 footers are the ones that sailors dread. Doesn't matter how large a boat is, if your not meant for heavy seas, (like FG) your damn well drownin' in Davy Jones locker.
Fitz was 728-730 ft long, depending on what source you read. The Barker is 1004 ft.
how could i put this on my fishing kayak or my pick up
But, if you ever used your horn, your vehicle would be blown in the other direction...either one of them!
Must have horn for my car like that.
Doesn't want to have that drawbridge join them on the Captain's bridge.
👍👍👍👊😎
How dig is her
She is 1004 feet long and 105 feet wide! She's one of 13 vessels on the Great Lakes that are 1000 feet or longer. The longest is the Paul R. Tregurtha at 1013 feet.
Good Thank you in I love the rms titanic and her sister ships and the ss Edmund Fitzgerald to and the h l hunley in 1864 and the Hms hood and the Bismarck in 1941 please go to my Channel Is sherry Martin Edmund Fitzgerald please go see ti in I love ships a lot .
In what is her name
@@1Long2Short
Is there berthing in the bow
Is there berthing at the bow?
All accommodations are at the stern for the Barker. Older style lakers have them at both the bow and stern.
@@1Long2Short
Just curious, that's a long haul to the bow
@@1Long2Short
I often started to apply to work on those boats years back
I worked the Tennessee River from Guntersville, Alabama to Knoxville, Tennessee
I made a trip from the Georgian Bay back to Chattanooga on a 50 Sea Ray Sedan Bridge
Beautiful water up there
@@1Long2Short she almost has a bagpipe like quality to the pitch of her horns
>>> 5:23
Great video miss you on chat
Thanks! I usually get on the chat when I have lots of spare time... such as when I'm in Duluth waiting for the boat! Otherwise, work and other things get in the way. I'll try to log in more often.
I miss both of you on the chat : )
Is this done because the bridge set so far back like that they can't see up in front what is in front of them?
They have cameras mounted on the bow, plus there are usually watchmen on the bow when moving through the harbor. The salute is just a friendly greeting.
Is it me or was the barkers horns out of tune in 2020? Kinda ruins it for me when the horns don’t perfectly harmonizing each other
5.01. Thank me later