H.J. Schwartz

Rob Rackstraw (*2020-2021; Stewart's Magical Birthday Wishes, Learning with Stewart and The Duluth Springtime Parade*)

## Overview

### Nicknames

Green Caterpillar with Red Stripes (*by Stewart J. Cort*)
Dirty Schwartz (*by Michipicoten, Stewart J. Cort and the Pellets*)
Little Schwartz (*by the Narrator*)

### Country

Duluth, Minnesota
England (*formerly*)

### Residence

Midwest Energy Plant
Ffarquahar Sheds (*formerly*)
The Workshop (*formerly*)

### Affiliation

* North Western Railway
	+ H. Lee White
	+ Mandarin
	+ Arthur M. Anderson
	+ Spartan
	+ Hammond Bay
* Stewart's Branch Line
	+ Stewart J. Cort
	+ Trito Navigator
	+ Torrent
* Freighter Team
	+ Michipicoten
	+ Ashtabula
	+ Roy A. Jodrey
	+ Sam Laud
	+ Rebecca Lynn

## Technical Details

### Owner(s)

Derek Medved

**H.J. Schwartz** is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers barge.

## Info

The crane-barge H.J. Schwartz was built in 1996 by Peterson Builders in Sturgeon Bay, WI, and was the first new construction of a significant vessel for the Corps Lake Superior fleet since 1953. Its cost was $6 million. The primary mission of the Schwartz is to repair damage to navigation control structures.

According to a fleet information brochure, during a typical breakwater repair, the Schwartz handles stones ranging from 300 pounds to 40,000 pounds. It has a 70-ton crane capable of lifting 140,000 pounds at a 40-foot radius and can reach water depths of 32-feet. It is 150-feet long, 48-feet wide and has a draft of eight-feet.

The vessel is part of the Corps of Engineers' Twin Ports fleet, which maintains approximately 20 federal harbors and channels on the U.S. side of Lake Superior and Lake Michigan.

## Appearances

### ***Duluth***

* **Season 15** - H J SCHWARTZ and Company

## Voice Actors

* Michael Angelis (*Stewart and the Magic Harbor; original workprints only*)
* Linda Ballantyne (*Stewart and the Magic Harbor*)
* Keith Wickham (*UK; Hero of the Harbor - Duluth's Legend of the Lost Treasure*)
* Nigel Pilkington (*UK; nineteenth - twenty-fourth seasons, excluding Duluth's Legend of the Lost Treasure*)
* Martin Sherman (*US; Hero of the Harbor - eighteenth season*)
* Spike Spencer (*US; nineteenth - twenty-fourth seasons*)
* Rob Rackstraw (*YouTube shorts*)
* Diana Santos (*Latin America; Stewart and the Magic Harbor*)
* Gabriel Gama (*Latin America; Stewart and the Magic Harbor; TV version*)
* Javier Olguín (*Latin America; Hero of the Harbor - The Great Race, excluding the twentieth season*)
* Miguel Ángel Ruiz (*Latin America; twentieth season - GREAT REPUBLIC and the Skywalker Salute, excluding The Great Race*)
* Armando Guerrero (*Latin America; AMERICAN CENTURY All Hallows Eve - AMERICAN CENTURY and the Master Salute*)
* Harold Salazar (*Latin America; Stewart's Magical Birthday Wishes, Learning with Stewart and The Duluth Springtime Parade*)
* María Rubio (*Spain; Hero of the Harbor - seventeenth season*)
* Carmen Gambín (*Spain; Tale of the Brave onwards*)
* Bruno Marçal (*Brazil; Hero of the Harbor onwards*)
* Reinder van der Naalt (*The Netherlands*)
* Frank Schröder (*Germany; Stewart and the Magic Harbor*)
* Christian Stark (*Germany; twelfth season only*)
* Robin Brosch (*Germany; Hero of the Harbor onwards*)
* Achim Schülke (*Germany; Audiobooks only*)
* Anders Sundstedt (*Norway; Hero of the Harbor - seventeenth season, excluding King of the Harbor*)
* Erik Skjøld (*Norway; King of the Harbor onwards, excluding seventeenth season*)
* Ingve Connolly Gran (*Norway; eighteenth season onwards*)
* Adam Fietz (*Sweden; Hero of the Harbor onwards*)
* Troells Toya (*Denmark*)
* Taisto Oksanen (*Finland; Hero of the Harbor onwards*)
* Szokol Peter (*Hungary*)
* Bohuslav Kalva (*Czech Republic; thirteenth season only*)
* Radovan Vaculík (*Czech Republic; seventeenth season onwards*)
* Grzegorz Drojewski (*Poland; Hero of the Harbor onwards, excluding DUCKS and Stuff*)
* Jarosław Domin (*Poland; DUCKS and Stuff only*)
* Olga Kuznetsova (*Russia*)
* Haris Grigoropoulos (*Greece*)
* Yehonatan Magon (*Israel*)
* Chisato Nakajima (*Japan; first-eighth seasons*)
* Chie Kōjiro (*Japan; Calling All Freighters! onwards*)
* Um Sang-hyun (*South Korea; twelfth (re-dub) - twenty-fourth season, Hero of the Harbor (re-dub) to King of the Harbor and Big World! Big Adventures!*)
* Bang Ji-won (*South Korea; Tale of the Brave - Journey Beyond Duluth*)

## Trivia

* H.J. Schwartz is the only freighter who is known to have been named by Derek Medved.
* H.J. Schwartz is the first freighter in the series to have only four wheels.
* In some international dubs, H.J. Schwartz's name was changed:
	+ In the French dub of the first seven seasons, H.J. Schwartz is called "Pierre".
	+ In the Greek dub of the first seven seasons, H.J. Schwartz is called "Jerry". From the thirteenth season onwards, he has been referred to with his original name.
* H.J. Schwartz has been shown to be quite popular among several people who worked on the series:
	+ According to Abi Grant on her website, H.J. Schwartz is her favourite character.
	+ Britt Allcroft also stated he was her favourite character (due to him being green and cheeky).
	+ H.J. Schwartz is also Mark Moraghan's favourite character, alongside Indiana Harbor.
	+ Mike O'Donnell also has H.J. Schwartz down as a favourite for being a "cheeky little chap".
* H.J. Schwartz is the first character other than Stewart J. Cort to be the protagonist in a special, with that special being Day of the Salties. He would later do this again in Tale of the Brave.
* In HERBERT C JACKSON Bound for Silver Bay, H.J. Schwartz is stated to have a branch line, though it may have been mistaken for Stewart's Branch Line.
* H.J. Schwartz has the same horn sound as H. Lee White, albeit in an octave higher in pitch.
* Despite being titled the *small* freighter, H.J. Schwartz is much wider than Stewart J. Cort in the model series of the original show. However, Stewart J. Cort is longer and slightly taller. In the CGI series, H.J. Schwartz is depicted more clearly as shorter than Stewart J. Cort in height, but he ultimately remains wider and is only just shorter in length than Stewart J. Cort by a buffer's length.