AA AUGUSTUS
Disposition: Passed down, Port Colborne, June 5, 1969, under own power, for scrapping overseas. Arrived in tow with steamer HUMBERDOC, at Bilboa, Spain, on September 6, 1969, for scrapping there.
ALBERT E. HEEKIN
Disposition: Turned over to Port Maitland Shipbreaking, Ltd., at Toronto, Ontario, May 1, 1984, for scrapping at Port Maitland, Ontario,
ALEXANDER MCDOUGALL
Disposition: Scrapped by Steel Co. of Canada, Ltd., Hamilton, Ont., in 1947. Last document surrendered at Wilmington, DE, January 28, 1946. After lying at Erie, PA, 1945-1946, passed down, Port Colborne, October 31, 1946, in tow of tugs A.M. MCAULEY and TOWMASTER, bound for Hamilton, Ontario.
ASHCROFT
Disposition: Passed downbound, Port Colborne, Ontario, June 17, 1969, with grain for Quebec City, under own power. Sold to Steel Factors, Ltd., then to Spanish shipbreakers. Arrived in tow, along with SIR THOMAS SHAUGHNESSY, at Castellon, Spain, on August 9, 1969, for scrapping.
Vessel Name Changes:
GLENIFFER - 1924
ASHCROFT - 1926-1969
AUSTRALIA
Disposition: Sold to Bethlehem Steel Corp. and scrapped at Lackawanna, NY, in 1948.
History: First enrolled at Cleveland, OH, on December 28, 1897. Used as "trade-in" tonnage to U.S. Maritime Commission in 1943.
Vessel Name Changes:
S.B COOLIDGE - 1925-1948
BADGER
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BADGER & SPARTAN
BADGER
History: As BADGER: struck outer end of stub pier at Kewaunee, WI, on October 9, 1973, crushing the end of the dock, toppling the range light, and causing shell damage above the waterline to the vessel.
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SPARTAN
History: As SPARTAN: Received small hole in bow after reportedly striking Kewaunee Shoal Light in thick fog on November 2, 1974. Report indicated that ship's radar had suffered a malfunction. Hit submerged rocks at entrance to harbor at Ludington, MI, August 12, 1976. Proceeded to shipyard at Sturgeon Bay, WI, for repairs of hull damage. Out of service for remainder of season. |
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BRITON
Disposition: Stranded on Point Abino, Ontario, Lake Erie, on November 13, 1929; no lives lost. Later broken up.
C RUSSELL HUBBARD
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Disposition: Sold for scrapping in September 1985. Scrapped by Siderurgica Aco Norte S.A. of Recife, Brazil, October, 1986
History: As W.W. HOLLOWAY: Suffered $15,000 fire in fantail while in dry dock, American Ship Building Co., Lorain, OH; April 15, 1963. Ran aground July 10, 1974, in Fighting Island Channel, Detroit River; released same day by tugs VERMONT and MAINE, towed to Ojibway Anchorage with steering problems. Struck bank at Burns Harbor, IN, November 15, 1974, causing extensive damage. Struck abutment at South Chicago on June 4, 1978, sustaining $224,000 damage.
Vessel Name Changes:
HENRY A. HAWGOOD - 1906
HUBBARD, C. RUSSELL - 1915-1937
HOLLOWAY, W.W. - 1937-1985
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C.H. MCCULLOUGH, JR.
Disposition: Scrapped in 1980 by Western Metals of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Arrived at Thunder Bay in May, 1980, for scrapping. Removed from documentation in July, 1980, as sold Canadian for scrapping.
History: Had propeller removed and re-registered as barge in August, 1969; chartered to Roen Steamship Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI, for service between Escanaba, MI, and Indiana Harbor, IN, with pelletized ore. Made fifteen trips before being laid up on October 15, 1969, at Manitowoc, WI; towed by tug JOHN PURVES. Charter extended thtough 1970 season for same operation. As C.H. MCCULLOUGH, JR.: Stranded on Corbeil Point, Ont., Lake Superior, May 10, 1917. Lightered and taken to Toledo, OH, for repairs.
Vessel Name Change:
WARD AMES 1907
MCCULLOUGH, C.H., JR. 1917-1980
CALCITE, JOHN G. MUNSON & B.H. TAYLOR
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CALCITE
Disposition: Scrapped at Conneaut, OH, in winter, 1960-1961. Removed from documentation in March, 1963. Pilothouse removed, taken to Rogers City, MI, as part of a park overlooking the harbor facility.
JOHN G. MUNSON
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History: As IRVIN L. CLYMER: Suffered rudder damage at International Salt Co. Dock, Cleveland, OH, on September 2, 1981. Towed to American Ship Building Co. plant, Toledo, OH, by steamer ENDERS M. VOORHEES, for repairs.
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Disposition: Sold to Arzon Corp. for scrapping in 1993.
Vessel Name Changes:
CARL D. BRADLEY - 1917
MUNSON, JOHN G. - 1927-1951
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B.H. TAYLOR
| History: As ROGERS CITY: Struck 6th Street viaduct, Milwaukee, WI, on April 25, 1962, causing $3,000 damage. Involved in collision with Canadian WESTMOUNT and German LOBIVIA near mouth of St. Clair River, May 15, 1963; suffered slight damage. Struck 6th Street viaduct, Milwaukee, WI, July 7, 1963, causing $3,000 damage. A-frame collapsed while unloading at Carrollton, MI, October 26, 1971. Boom cut away and temporary repairs made at Defoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, MI. |
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Disposition: Sold in 1987 to Corostel Trading, Ltd., for scrapping.
Vessel Name Changes:
B.H. TAYLOR - 1923
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CANADIAN CENTURY
Vessel Name Changes
CANADIAN CENTURY - 1967
CANADIANA
Disposition: Removed from documentation, September/October, 1971. Raised for possible refitting. Scrapped at Port Colborne, Ont. in 2004.
History: Unofficially renamed "PLEASURAMA" In 1960. Built to run Buffalo-Crystal Beach, Ontario. Chartered in spring, 1958, to Seaway Excurtion Lines, Ltd., Toledo, OH. Sold by U.S. District Court, October 15, 1958, for $28,500, to satisfy claims of crew for back wages. Sold by U.S. Marshal's sale, June 13, 1960. Laid in Old River Bed, Cleveland, OH, for long period, then moved to Buffalo, NY. Towed to Fairport, OH, on August 26, 1966, by tug BURRO, for rumored conversion to nightclub. Arrived in tow at Cleveland, OH, August 16, 1967. Sold in May 1968, to Jim Vinci, operatior of Diamond Jim's Restaurant, Cleveland, for $3,600, again for rumored conversion to nightclub. Laid up in Collision Bend, Cuyahoga River. Rammed Toledo Terminal Railroad bridge, at Toledo, OH, July 31, 1958, injuring three people. Had a hole eighteen inches across torn in bow by ice flows while tied to dock in Maumee River, Toledo, February 13, 1959; almost sank there. Broke from her moorings and sank at Collision Bend, Cleveland, OH, on February 18, 1981. Raised by the Northrup Contracting Co., June 21, 1983. Moved to Ashtabula for refitting or repairs, towed by the JIGGS.
CAYUGA
Disposition: Scrapped by Greenspoon Brothers, Ltd., at Port Credit, Ontario, in August, 1961.
CAYUGA
Disposition: Scrapped by Greenspoon Brothers, Ltd., at Port Credit, Ontario, in August, 1961.
CAYUGA
Disposition: Scrapped by Greenspoon Brothers, Ltd., at Port Credit, Ontario, in August, 1961.
CHARLES M. WHITE
Disposition: Departed Quebec City, P.Q., September 8, 1980, in tow of tug FAIRPLAY IX, in tandem with THOMAS F. PATTON. Arrived at Karachi, Pakistan prior to December 23, 1980, for scrapping. Scrapped by Hindustan Steel Syndicate at Darukhana in March, 1981.
History: As CHARLES M. WHITE: Ran aground in Little Rapids Cut, St. Marys River, on October 28, 1963; released on October 31, 1963. Stranded on Lake Michigan, April 13, 1974, with an estimated $110,000 damages. Removed from documentation in August, 1980, as sold Danish for scrapping.
CHARLES S. HEBARD
Disposition: Sold for use as dock, along with AMASA STONE, at Charlevoix, MI, in 1965, at cement plant. Pilothouse placed on top of Goldfine's Department Store, Duluth, MN.
History: In collision with Canadian propeller LAVALDOC, May 8, 1928, in ice about five miles southeast of Whitefish Point, Lake Superior; $900 loss.
CHAUNCEY HURLBUT
Disposition: Sprung a leak during a gale on Lake Superior, September 6, 1908, and was beached ten miles west of Whitefish Point; no lives lost. Was bound from Lake Linden, MI for Toledo, OH, with copper cargo and schooner D.K. CLINT in tow.
History: First enrollment issued at Detroit, MI, September 22, 1874.
CHICORA, CORONA, CHIPPEWA & CAYUGA
CHICORA
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Disposition: Abandoned in 1939, reportedly in North Branch of Chicago River.
Vessel Name Changes:
FAVORITE - 1909
CHICORA - 1915- 1939
CORONA
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Disposition: Scrapped at Buffalo, NY, in 1937-1938 by Sommer & Co.
| History: There is a possibility that CORONA was built on burned-out hull of CIBOLA. Vessel ran from Toronto to Chippewa, Ontario-Lewiston, NY, on Niagara River run. |
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CHIPPEWA
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Disposition: Stripped at Toronto, Ontario: towed to Hamilton, Ontario, arriving there on September 19, 1939, for scrapping by the Steel Co. of Canada, Ltd
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CAYUGA
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CHIEF WAWATAM
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History: Inactive in 1965 while having boilers renovated by Manitowoc Ship Building Co. In late 1960's, towed by tug MUSKEGON; earlier towed by tug JOHN PURVES. Operated by Straits Car Ferry Corp., under lease from State of MI, beginning in 1977. Collided with the dock at St. Ignace MI, on October 27, causing an estimated $35,000 in damage.
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CHIEF WAWATAM
Rebuilds: Converted from a railroad car ferry to a barge in 1989.
History: Inactive in 1965 while having boilers renovated by Manitowoc Ship Building Co. In late 1960's, towed by tug MUSKEGON; earlier towed by tug JOHN PURVES. Operated by Straits Car Ferry Corp., under lease from State of MI, beginning in 1977. Collided with the dock at St. Ignace MI, on October 27, causing an estimated $35,000 in damage.
CHIPPEWA
Disposition: Stripped at Toronto, Ontario: towed to Hamilton, Ontario, arriving there on September 19, 1939, for scrapping by the Steel Co. of Canada, Ltd
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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
Disposition: Scrapped at Manitowoc, WI, in 1936, by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. Final document surrendered at Milwaukee on November 16, 1937.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
Disposition: Scrapped at Manitowoc, WI, in 1936, by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. Final document surrendered at Milwaukee on November 16, 1937.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
Disposition: Scrapped at Manitowoc, WI, in 1936, by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. Final document surrendered at Milwaukee on November 16, 1937.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS cir. 1906
Disposition: Scrapped at Manitowoc, WI, in 1936, by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. Final document surrendered at Milwaukee on November 16, 1937.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS cir. 1907
Disposition: Scrapped at Manitowoc, WI, in 1936, by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. Final document surrendered at Milwaukee on November 16, 1937.
CITY Of ALPENA & CITY OF DETROIT
CITY Of ALPENA
Disposition: Scrapped in 1957.
History: Lay idle at Detroit, MI, 1919-1921.
CITY OF DETROIT
Disposition:
CITY OF CHEBOYGAN
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Disposition: Passed down, Detroit, September 28, 1973, in tow of tugs JOHN PURVES and BARBARA ANN, for Welland Canal. Picked up by tug JAMES BATTLE; passed east at Grondines, October 6, 1973, for Quebec.
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History: Departed Quebec, in tandem with ex-car ferry CITY OF MUNISING, in tow of German tug SEETRANS I, October 18, 1973, for scrapping overseas. Dropped from documentation in November-December 1973. Passed Gibraltar on November 3, 1973, for scrapping at Genoa, Italy. As (b) CITY OF CHEBOYGAN, ran ferry service across Straits of Mackinac; lay idle after construction of Straits bridge. Converted to use as potato storage hulk as Washington, Island, WI, 1959-1961; moved to Benton Harbor, MI in fall, 1961, for same purpose. There from 1961-1973. As ANN ARBOR NO. 4: Rolled over while loading ore cars, May 29, 1909, at Manistique, MI; raised and righted by Great Lakes Towing Co., on June 25, 1909. Struck south pier at Frankfort, MI, February 14, 1923, while entering harbor in gale, and sank alongside pier. Raised that spring.
Vessel Name Changes:
ANN ARBOR NO. 4 - 1906
CITY OF CHEBOYGAN - 1937-1960
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CITY OF CHICAGO
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Disposition: While in tandem tow, barge TRANSPORT, and tow of tug JOHN ROEN, cut adrift in gale and driven ashore, September 22, 1942, near Eagle Harbor, MI, Lake Superior, with load of pulpwood. One life lost on CITY OF ST JOSEPH; both barges total losses and cut up on beach for scrap in 1942-1943.
CITY OF DETROIT III
Disposition: After lying idle at Detroit, MI, since 1950, was sold to Robert Rosen and Abraham Siegal, of Detroit. Dismantled at Foot of Third Street, Detroit, by Union Wrecking Co. during the same year.
History: Passed down, Port Colborne, April 30, 1957, in tow of tugs PRUDENCE and ATOMIC, bound for Hamilton, Ontario, for scrapping by Steel Co. of Canada, Ltd. While leaving fit-out dock of Detroit Ship Building Co., off Orleans Street, Detroit, struck small wooden propeller JOSEPH C. SUITE, sinking the latter, on May 30, 1912.
CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS
Disposition: Laid up at Benton Harbor, MI, 1951. Sold to Hyman-Michaels Corp., Chicago, and resold to Steel Co. of Canada, Ltd., Hamilton, Ont., in 1952. Cleared Benton Harbor in tow of tug HELENA, November 3, 1952, for scrapping at Hamilton, Ont.
CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS
Disposition: Laid up at Benton Harbor, MI, 1951. Sold to Hyman-Michaels Corp., Chicago, and resold to Steel Co. of Canada, Ltd., Hamilton, Ont., in 1952. Cleared Benton Harbor in tow of tug HELENA, November 3, 1952, for scrapping at Hamilton, Ont.
History: Sold at U.S. Marshal's sale, Chicago, IL, May 10, 1933.
CITY OF MACKINAC & CITY OF ALPENA
CITY OF MACKINAC
Disposition: Towed from Chicago to Sturgeon Bay, WI, in 1936, after lying idle since 1933. Scrapped at Sturgeon Bay in 1940.
History: Lay idle at Detroit, MI, 1919-1921.
CITY Of ALPENA
Disposition: Scrapped in 1957.
History: Lay idle at Detroit, MI, 1919-1921.
CITY OF MUNISING
Disposition: Passed down Detroit, from Benton Harbor, MI, October 3, 1973, in tow of tugs JOHN PURVIS and BARBARA ANN. Cleared Welland, October 12, 1973, in tow of tugs G.W. ROGERS and SALVAGE MONARCH, for Quebec. Cleared Quebec, along with car ferry EDWARD H. ANDERSON, in tow of German tug SEETRANS I, and assisted by tug JERRY G., on October 18, 1973. Passed Gibraltar, November 3, 1973, for Genoa, Italy, and scrapping. Dropped from documentation in November-December, 1973.
History: Unofficially renamed NO. 2, 1962. As PERE MARQUETTE 20: Collided with and sank sand scow HIRAM R. BOND, in fog, while leaving Milwaukee harbor, May 29, 1905; no lives lost. Stranded on North Point, just north of Milwaukee, WI, on December 10, 1911. Released by two tugs and PERE MARQUETTE 17, on December 14, 1911. Converted for use as auto/passenger ferry across Straits of Mackinac, 1938. Sold, along with CITY OF PETOSKEY, for total price of $160,000 to K. & K. Truck Trailer Service Co., in March, 1959, for service between Muskegon and Milwaukee. Interstate Commerce Commission rejected application for certificate of public convenience and necessity because of competition with Lake Michigan car ferries. Sold to Washington Island Storage Corp. in May, 1961, for use as potato storage bin, along with CITY OF CHEBOYGAN. Moved from Washington Island, WI, to Benton Harbor, MI, in fall, 1961, and unofficially renamed NO. 2
Vessel Name Change:
PERE MARQUETTE 20 : 1903
CITY OF MUNISING : 1938-1973
COLUMBIA
Disposition: Dropped from roster of U.S. Army Quartermaster Dept. in 1923; presumed abandoned.
History: First enrollment issued at Grand Haven, MI, June 9, 1892. Oct 1, 1917 Burned at Charlevoix, MI; rebuilt as tug. Enrollment was transferred to Margaret McCambridge, Brooklyn, NY, in July, 1918. Sold to U.S. Army Quartermaster Dept. on September 5, 1918.
Columbia
Cuyahoga River Ore Boat
C-96
7A-H2188
Distributed by George R. Klein News Company, Cleveland, Ohio
D.G. KERR
Disposition: Foundered on December 16, 1980 on the vicinity of Santa Maria Island in the Azores while under tow of the supply vessel FEDERAL 6, to overseas shipbreakers. There was no loss of life. Removed from documentation in August, 1980, as sold Spanish for scrapping.
History: As D.G. KERR: Grounded briefly near Pipe Island, St. Marys River, September 18, 1969; suffered no apparent damage. Grounded at Mission Point, St. Marys River, July 28, 1970, damaging about six plates. Was downbound for Gary, IN, but was diverted to Conneaut, OH, then to Lorain for inspection. Failed to make the turning buoy while leaving Duluth, MN on September 22, 1980 and totally penetrated the breakwater causing $200,000 damage to the breakwater. She was under tow of the Canadian tug TUSKER at the time of the incident. Was driven aground in the harbor of Sidney, Nova Scotia on November 19, 1980 by a winter storm.
D.M. CLEMSON
Disposition: Sold to the Western Metals Corp. of Thunder Bay, Ontario for scrap in 1980. She arrived at Thunder Bay in August of 1980 in tow of a Malcolm Marine & Salvage tug.
DANIEL J. MORRELL
Disposition: Broke in half and sank in Lake Huron on November 29, 1966, 28 lives lost. She was sailing in ballast upbound when lost about 26 miles north of Harbor Beach, MI.
DAVID Z. NORTON & W. D. REES
DAVID Z. NORTON
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Disposition: Sold to Marine Salvage, Ltd., Port Colborne, Ont. Loaded scrap at Cleveland, OH, and passed down Welland Canal, under own power, May 9, 1964. Arrived in tow, Genoa, Italy, June 14, 1964, for scrapping by ARDEM.
W. D. REES
Disposition: Scrapped at Lackawanna, NY, in 1955
History: As W.D. REES: Struck by steamer LOUIS W. HILL at Inland Coal Dock, Duluth, MN, on July 13, 1929; suffered $3,600 loss.
Vessel Name Changes:
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5229N
Kreiman's Lyceum News & Book Store, Duluth MN
Duluth Fleet w/Coal Shipment
Bloom Bros., Importers, Minneapolis and Dresden No 608 Made in Germany
Duluth Fleet w/Wheat Shipment
EASTLAND
Disposition: As EASTLAND: Rolled over at dock with Western Electric Co. excursion aboard, Chicago, IL, in Chicago River, July 24, 1915. Eight hundred twelve persons drowned.
Used by Illinois Naval Reserve, out of Chicago, 1917-1946.
EASTLAND
Disposition: As EASTLAND: Rolled over at dock with Western Electric Co. excursion aboard, Chicago, IL, in Chicago River, July 24, 1915. Eight hundred twelve persons drowned.
Used by Illinois Naval Reserve, out of Chicago, 1917-1946.
EDWARD CHAMBERS
Disposition: Sold to Kaiser Co., Fontano, CA, and scrapped at Seattle, WA, in 1951.
Builder: Great Lakes Engineering Works Ecorse, MI (NORTH SEA) -1909
Vessel Name Change: CHAMBERS, EDWARD, 1927- 1951
Edward Y Townsend
History: Collided with steamer PHILIP MINCH, April 26, 1909, off Whitefish Point, Lake Superior; minor damage. Aground because of low water, Buffalo, NY, February 1 through 6, 1926. Suffered crack in hull in storm on Lake Huron, November 29, 1966, in same area that steamer DANIEL J. MORRELL was lost. Laid up at Soo by Coast Guard, and remained there until September, 1968, when sold for scrap. Passed down, Port Colborne, September 15, 1968, with tugs JAMES BATTLE and SALVAGE MONARCH. In tandem tow, with steamer DOLOMITE, and Dutch tug HUDSON, broke loose, October 7, 1968, and foundered after breaking in half, about 400 miles southeast of St. Johns, Newfoundland, in Atlantic Ocean. Was bound for shipbreakers at Santander, Spain.
EUGENE J. BUFFINGTON
Disposition: Departed Quebec in tow of tug HIRTENTURM, in tandem with J.P. MORGAN, JR., on October 4, 1980, and arrived at Bilbao, Spain, on October 22, 1980, for scrapping. Towed to Gijon, Spain, on November 14, 1980, for scrapping. Scrapped by Desguaces Aviles at San Esteban de Pravia.
History: As EUGENE J. BUFFINGTON: Struck Boulder Reef, Lake Michigan, on June 23, 1942, broke in half, and sank. Raised, taken into Harbor Springs, MI, then to American Ship Building Co., South Chicago, IL, for repairs. Struck breakwall at Lorain, OH, in fog, May 15, 1970, suffering slight damage.
EUGENE W. PARGNY, D.M. CLEMSON - Freighters Below Locks
EUGENE W. PARGNY
Disposition: Arrived at Thunder Bay for scrapping (reported December 29, 1984).
History: Blew out auxiliary boiler spring fitout, 1978, and kept out of operation remainder of season.
D.M. CLEMSON
Disposition: Sold to the Western Metals Corp. of Thunder Bay, Ontario for scrap in 1980. She arrived at Thunder Bay in August of 1980 in tow of a Malcolm Marine & Salvage tug.
EXCELSIOR
Disposition: Burned at foot of South Pelham Ave., Detroit, MI, on June 10, 1934, reportedly while being converted to a show boat. Fire tug JOHN KENDALL, pulled hulk over and beached her at foot of Swain Ave.
History: First enrollment issued at Detroit, MI, May 13, 1876.
Vessel Name Change: PONTIAC, 1917-1934
FRANK E. TAPLIN
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History: Sold by U.S. Maritime Commission to Steel Factors, Ltd., Montreal, P.Q., for $23,360. Passed down Port Colborne, in tow of tugs GEORGE W. ROGERS and SALVAGE MONARCH, November 27, 1968, from Cleveland. Resold to Eckhardt & Co., G.m.b.H., Hamburg; resold to Spanish shipbreakers. Arrived in tow, along with HOWARD M. HANNA, JR., at Cartagena, Spain, on May 23, 1969, for scrapping. Removed from documentation, November, 1968.
Vessel Name Changes
CHARLES W. KOTCHER - 1907
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FRANK H. GOODYEAR
Disposition: Departed Quebec, July 16, 1985, in tandem tow with E.B. BARBER, and arrived at Vigo, Spain, on August 8, 1985. Scrapping began August 9, 1985, by Rafael Diez Martinez at Guixar-Vigo.
History: As DIAMOND ALKALI: In collision, November 29, 1968, in Detroit River, with str. SYLVANIA, suffering bow plate damage; repaired by American Ship Building Co., Toledo, OH, yard. As SAGINAW BAY: Struck the 6th Street bridge in Marinette, WI on September 25, 1980, suffering no apparent damage.
Vessel Name Changes:
DIAMOND ALKALI - 1939-1976
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FRANK J. HECKER
Disposition: Sold in spring, 1961, to Hyman-Michaels Co. Resold to Azienda Ricuperi Demolizioni Maritima S.p.A., Genoa, Italy, for scrapping. Broke tow line September, 11, 1961, from tug ENGLISHMAN in position 44N x 33W; abandoned by crew and found by Dutch motorship WITMARSUM about ninety miles NNW of Fayal, and taken in tow. However vessel foundered on September 21, 1961.
History: Converted to automobile carrier, 1954
Vessel Name Change:
PERSEUS - 1913-1961
Freighter @ Duluth-Superior Ore Docks
20490
Arrowhead Trading Post, Duluth Minn.
Freighter @ Lake Superior Ore Dock
120-D
Zenith-Interstate News Co., Duluth, Minn.
Freighter @ N.P Ore Dock.
8907
Duluth Photo Engraving Co, Duluth, Minn
Freighter Loading Grain in Duluth
22430
Arrowhead Trading Post, Duluth Minn.
Freighter Racine Wisc
E.A. Bishop, Publisher, Racine, Wis.
Freighter Unloading Coal in Duluth
19384
Arrowhead Trading Post, Duluth Minn.
Freighters @ Ashland Ore Docks
V-85
Distributed by Northern Post Card Company, Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Freighters - Soo Admin Bldg
V.O. Hammmon Pub. Co., Chicago
G.A. TOMLINSON
GEORGE F. BAKER
Disposition: Removed from documentation in June, 1979, as sold Canadian for scrapping. Arrived at Ashtabula, OH, on July 3, 1979, for scrapping by Triad Salvage Co. Scrapping completed in January, 1980.
Vessel Name Change: HENRY STEINBRENNER-1965- 1979
History: As HENRY STEINBRENNER: Struck pier at Algoma Steel Co. coal dock, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., July 1, 1970; suffered stern damage. Involved in collision with Canadian tanker CARDINAL in Pelee passage, Lake Erie, on May 23, 1974. STEINBRENNER was downbound and CARDINAL upbound. Tanker limped into North Bay Harbor, Pelee Island, with damaged bow and listing. STEINBRENNER suffered damage to port side.
GEORGE W. PERKINS
Disposition: Scrapped as of 1981 by Triad Salvage Co. in Ashtabula.
Vessel Name Changes:
WESTDALE-1964-1977
HEIMBECKER, H.C.-1977
History: As GEORGE W. PERKINS: Collided with steamer WILLIAM P. SNYDER, JR., in Duluth Harbor, MN, June 16, 1918; suffered $5,000 loss.
GREATER DETROIT
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GREYHOUND
Disposition: Scrapped in 1936.
HENRY A. HAWGOOD, MARICOPA & 3 other unidentified ships
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HENRY A. HAWGOOD
Disposition: Sold for scrapping in September 1985. Scrapped by Siderurgica Aco Norte S.A. of Recife, Brazil, October, 1986.
MARICOPA Disposition: Removed from documentation on January 4, 1980. Listed as broken up. Arrived at Western Metals dock on Thunder Bay, Ontario to be scrapped June 3, 1983.
History: Used as a storage hulk from 1962 to 1979.
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HENRY G. DALTON
History: Sold to Dwor Metal Co., Ltd., Port Colborne, Ont., in August, 1972, for scrapping. Towed from Buffalo, NY, to Humberstone, Ont., by tugs DANIEL MCALLISTER and HELEN MCALLISTER on September 7, 1972. Towed to Quebec in Spring, 1973. Outbound at Quebec, 0800, May 12, 1973, in tandem with UNITED STATES GYPSUM, behind German tug FAIRPLAY X. Had passed down, Welland Canal, April 29, 1973, in tow of tugs SALVAGE MONARCH and HELEN MCALLISTER, for Quebec. Arrived at Gibraltar, June 11, 1973, and about June 16, 1973, at Vado, Italy, to be scrapped. Scrapping begun on September 2, 1973, by Vado Scali e Bacini S.p.A. Removed from documentation in July-August, 1972. Chartered to Wilson Marine Transit Co., Cleveland, OH, 1969 and 1970 seasons. As HENRY G. DALTON: Grounded June 10, 1969, at the north end of Grassy Island, Detroit River. Released June 12th after lightering; minor damage. Fire in after cabins in winter lay-up, largely in galley and mess, did an estimated $70,000 damage in early March, 1972, at Buffalo, NY. (March 6th).
HOOVER AND MASON
Disposition: Sold in July, 1963, to Marine Salvage, Ltd., Port Colborne, Ontario, then resold to Italian shipbreakers. Arrived under tow at Genoa, Italy, on October 18, 1963, for scrapping.
History: Received pilot house and one-piece hatch covers and deck crane from wrecked steamer B.F. JONES, during conversion to straight deck bulk freighter at Ashtabula, OH, in winter, 1953-1954. At same time her self-unloading boom was transferred to barge MARQUIS ROEN. Was named after Chicago designers who had worked out her transverse hopper construction, eliminating the need for side tanks. She was the first and possibly only Great Lakes vessel built under this system of design.
HORACE JOHNSON
Disposition: Scrapping begun by Shearmet Recycling at Thunder Bay, Ontario, in June, 1984.
History: As HORACE JOHNSON: Struck dock at Lime Island, sustaining minor damage. Repaired at Sault harbor.
HOWARD L. SHAW
Disposition: Sold to Toronto Harbour Commissioners in April, 1969; sunk as land fill in Humber Bay, Toronto, on July 4, 1969.
HOWARD L. SHAW - back message
HUDSON-ATHENS Ferry
Disposition: Dropped from documentation in July, 1979 as abandoned.
Vessel Name Changes:
RELIANCE - 1937-1952
LAFITTE, JEAN - 1952- 1979
IMARI
Disposition:Towed from Port Weller to Port Dalhousie, Ontario, in summer, 1961, for scrapping by A. Newman Scrap Co., Ltd.
Vessel Name Changes:
DELAWARE - 1931- 1943
EMPIRE ROTHER - 1943- 1949
MANICOUAGAN - 1949- 1951
WASHINGTON TIMES HERALD - 1951- 1954
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JAMES DAVIDSON
Disposition: Bound for Europe and scrapping in tow of Polish tug JANTAR, July, 1974. Removed from documentation in July, 1974, as sold Canadian for scrapping. Arrived in tandem tow, with KINSMAN INDEPENDENT, on July 21, 1974, for scrapping at Santander, Spain.
History: Chartered to Buckeye Steamship Co. (Hutchinson & Co., Mgrs.), 1964-1968. Chartered to Columbia Transportation Co., Cleveland, OH, 1968-1971.
JAMES GAYLEY
Disposition: Sunk in collision with propeller RENSSELAER, August 7, 1912, in fog, forty-three miles east of Manitou Island, Lake Superior; no lives lost. Vessel was bound from Buffalo, NY, for Duluth, MN, with cargo of coal at time of loss.
JOE S. MARROW
Disposition: Passed east at Tracy, P.Q., in tow of tugs JAMES BATTLE and C.O. PARADISE, December 7, 1973, bound for Quebec. Arrived in tow, in tandem with HENRY LALIBERTE, at Santander, Spain, on May 8, 1974, for scrapping. Removed from documentation in September, 1976, as sold Canadian for scrapping
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JOHN A. KLING
Disposition: Holed herself while backing out from Moore-McLearly Dock #6, at Thorold, Ontario, December 7, 1982, and sank. Raised on December 19, 1982, and towed to Dwor Metals, Ltd., Rameys Bend, Welland Canal, on December 22, 1982. Scrapped in summer/fall, 1983. Register closed on August 18, 1983.
Vessel Name Change: LEADALE - 1981- 1982
History: As JOHN A. KLING: Suffered small engineroom fire off Sherwood Point, Green Bay, on April 23, 1980. Repairs made at Bay Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI. As LEADALE: Grounded in St. Lawrence Seaway, at west end of South Shore Canal on Lac St. Louis, on August 1, 1981. About 2400 tons of salt were lightered and she was freed by five tugs on August 4, 1981. Inspection revealed slight propeller and bow thruster damage, and a few bottom plates were scored.
JOHN B. COWLE
Disposition: After being declared a constructive total loss, sold to Hyman-Michaels Co., and scrapping began at Duluth, MN, in May, 1978. Dropped from documentation in April, 1978.
Vessel Name Change: ALLEN, HARRY L. - 1969-1978
History: Was purchased and sold same day, April 9, 1957, by Wilson Marine Transit Co. As HARRY L. ALLEN: Sustained extensive damage to fore section on January 21, 1978, when Multifood Elevator #4 in Duluth, where she was tied up, burned down. Vessel declared a constructive total loss.
JOHN J. BARLUM
Disposition: Sold to Steel Factors, Ltd., Montreal, P.Q., in late spring, 1968. Passed down, Port Colborne, May 15, 1968. Arrived in tow of German tug BREMEN, along with str. HILLSDALE, at Santander, Spain, for scrapping, July 8, 1968.
Vessel Name Change: ALGOCEN - 1934-1968
History: As ALGOCEN: In collision with British m.v. PHRYGIA just above Fighting Island, Detroit River, June 16, 1964. Lost rudder in gale on Lake Superior, November 27, 1965. Sheltered by SILVER ISLE and JOSEPH H. THOMPSON until jury rudder could be rigged. In meantime, almost foundered.
JOHN P. REISS (next to dock) PRINCETON (on outside) Pittsburgh Fleet 600 footer (rear)
JOHN P. REISS
History: Towed to Whitby, Ont., for removal of bow thruster in May, 1972, after having been sold to A.J. Frank & Son, Ltd., for scrapping. Removed to Hamilton, Ont., in 1972. Cleared Hamilton, June 19, 1973, in tow of tug HELEN MCALLISTER. Departed Quebec, in tandem with CITY OF SAGINAW 31, in tow of Polish tug KORAL, June 29, 1973, and arrived at Castellon, Spain, prior to July 19, 1973, for scrapping. Scrapping commenced in September, 1973, by I.M. Varela Davalillo. Removed from documentation, March/April, 1973.
PRINCETON
History: Used as temporary breakwater at Milwaukee, WI, in 1963 by Merritt-Chapman & Scott Co., after lying idle at Cleveland, OH, 1961-1963. Leased to Dow Chemical Co., Ludington, MI, in fall, 1963, to supplement plant's steam generation. Laid up at Sturgeon Bay, WI, in 1966
Disposition: Removed from documentation, November/December, 1969, by Department of Commerce.
JOHN SHERWIN
Disposition: Sold to Canadian Dredge & Dock Co., Ltd., for use as temporary breakwater at Nanticoke, Ont., Lake Erie, in spring, 1970. Passed through Port Colborne in tow of HELEN MCALLISTER, SALVAGE MONARCH, and G.W. ROGERS, bound for Toronto for scrapping, August 31, 1973.
Vessel Name Changes:
SATURN - 1958-1959
STEINBRENNER, GEORGE M. - 1959-1969
KINSMAN VENTURE - 1969-1970
JOHNSTOWN
Disposition:Departed Quebec in tow, May 28, 1985, and arrived at San Esteban de Pravia, June 24, 1985, for scrapping by Spanish shipbreakers. Scrapping began on September 20, 1985 by Vige S.A.
JOSEPH H. THOMPSON
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Vessel Name Change: THOMPSON, JOSEPH H. - 1950
History: Built as C4-S-B2 class cargo carrier under U.S. Maritime Commission contract. Participated in Normandy invasions of June 6, 1944. After war, laid up in James River Reserve Fleet. As JOSEPH H. THOMPSON: Under Captain Robert Long, saved six crew members from sunken steamer HENRY STEINBRENNER, May 11, 1953, off Isle Royal, Lake Superior. Grounded in St. Marys River on December 4, 1976, sustaining $107,000 damage. Lost electrical power on June 1, 1980 while downbound on Lake Superior off Two Harbors, MN. After repairs were made she continued.
KEEWATIN
LA SALLE
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Disposition: Out of documentation after 1983.
History: Converted to ice breaker and buoy tender by Coast Guard, 1943. Reconverted as passenger vessel for service between Cleveland, OH and Port Burwell, Ontario, at Cleveland, 1946.
Vessel Name Changes:
LA SALLE - 1922
ALMOND (WAGL 177) - 1943-1946
LA SALLE - 1946-1983
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LEMOYNE
Disposition: Stripped at Kingston, Ont., 1968, for use as storage hulk at Hamilton, Ont. Passed down, Iroquois, Ont., May 29, 1969, under own power. Arrived in tandem with propeller GOUDREAU, in tow of Polish tug KORAL, June 27, 1969, at Santander, Spain, for scrapping.
Lower Approach to Soo Locks
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Phostint Detroit Publishing Co.
Ludington Car Ferry & Ships
MANITOU
Disposition: Reportedly burned at Manistee, MI, in lay-up, in 1936; converted to barge. Reported scrapped during WW II, but carried in Annual List of U.S. Merchant Vessels until 1949, when listed as "Abandoned."
History: Burned at Manistee, MI, during scrapping operations, on night of October 10-11, 1936; watchman burned to death. Ran during most of career on Chicago-Mackinac Island run. Ran Duluth-Chicago in 1933, then laid up at Manistee, MI. Burned there while in ordinary. Grounded on August 16, 1931, in fog near Sailors Encampment, St. Marys River. Released several days later by digging a channel, plus assistance from wrecking tug FAVORITE.
MANTADOC
Disposition: She arrived June 3, 1983 at Western Metals dock in Thunder Bay, Ontario for scrapping.
History: Used as grain storage hulk, beginning in 1963, at Goderich, Ont. As MANTADOC: In collision with Canadian propeller YORKTON, July 10, 1930, in fog on Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior, sinking latter. No lives lost
Vessel Name Changes:
FRANK W. GILCHRIST - 1903
CEPHEUS - 1913-1926
MANTADOC - 1926-1963
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MILWAUKEE CLIPPER
Vessel Name: JUNIATA
Disposition: Retired from service in 1970.
Vessel Name Change: MILWAUKEE CLIPPER - 1941
History: From 1941-1970, ran Milwaukee-Muskegon. Retired from service in September, 1970. Unofficially renamed CLIPPER when purchased by a Milwaukee businessman to be used as museum ship in 1977. Deal fell through and, after spending a year at Sturgeon Bay, WI, shipyard, was taken to Chicago, IL, for use as boutique-flotel at Navy Pier. Arrived in December 1990, Hammond, IN, where renovation plans were made for the development of retail and office space and other features to make her a tourist attraction. As MILWAUKEE CLIPPER: Rammed Milwaukee breakwater, outbound in fog, bound for Muskegon; May 28, 1960. Injured fourteen passengers; suffered $30,000 damage.
MISSOURI
Disposition: Laid up at Muskegon, MI, c.1940. Engine removed and hull stripped, 1943, with engine being placed in a Ford barge being reconverted at New Orleans. Passed down, Port Colborne, August 6, 1947, in tow of tugs THISTLE and HELENA, bound for Hamilton, Ont., for scrapping by Steel Co. of Canada, Ltd.
History: Chartered to Goodrich Transit Co., Chicago, IL, in winter, 1920-21, to replace damaged ALABAMA on Grand Haven-Muskegon run.
MONTANA
Disposition: Burned to water's edge and sank, September 7, 1914, five miles from Alpena, MI, and one mile south-southwest of North Point, Lake Huron; no lives lost. Crew rescued by propeller ALPENA; vessel bound from Detroit for John Island, Ontario, to load lumber.
History: First enrollment issued at Port Huron, MI, June 25, 1872.
N.F. LEOPOLD
Disposition: Sold for scrapping to Marine Salvage in June 1987.
Vessel Name Changes:
W.R. WOODFORD - 1908
LEOPOLD, N.F. - 1911 -1943
BLOCK, E.J. - 1943 -1987
History: As E.J. BLOCK: Grounded on Johnston's Point, St. Marys River, August 1, 1970; had 36 plates repaired by Fraser Shipyards, Superior, WI.
NORONIC
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Disposition: Caught fire at dock, Toronto, Ontario, on September 17, 1949, and burned. One hundred thirty nine lives lost, though figure varies slightly. Hull raised and removed to Hamilton, Ontario, on October 29, 1949, where it was cut up for scrap by Steel Co. of Canada, Ltd.
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NORONIC
Disposition: Caught fire at dock, Toronto, Ont on Sept 17, '49 & burned. 139 lives lost, tho figure varies slightly. Hull raised & removed to Hamilton, Ont, on Oct 29, '49 where it was cut up for scrap.
History: When vessel came out, she was found to roll easily. Frank E. Kirby and others were called in as consultants. The vessel was busselled to alleviate problem. This occurred before vessel was accepted by owners
NORONIC
Disposition: Caught fire at dock, Toronto, Ont on Sept 17, '49 & burned. 139 lives lost, tho figure varies slightly. Hull raised & removed to Hamilton, Ont, on Oct 29, '49 where it was cut up for scrap.
History: When vessel came out, she was found to roll easily. Frank E. Kirby and others were called in as consultants. The vessel was busselled to alleviate problem. This occurred before vessel was accepted by owners
NORONIC
Disposition: Caught fire at dock, Toronto, Ont on Sept 17, '49 & burned. 139 lives lost, tho figure varies slightly. Hull raised & removed to Hamilton, Ont, on Oct 29, '49 where it was cut up for scrap.
History: When vessel came out, she was found to roll easily. Frank E. Kirby and others were called in as consultants. The vessel was busselled to alleviate problem. This occurred before vessel was accepted by owners
NORONIC, LA SALLE Ferry, C.N.R. Freight Ferry
NORTH WEST
Disposition: Torpedoed by German submarine about 300 miles west of Hebrides Islands, North Atlantic Ocean, on February 6, 1941. Vessel bound from Montreal, P.Q., for Preston, Great Britain; entire crew of thirty-seven were lost.
Vessel Name Changes: MAPLECOURT - 1920- 1941
History: Vessel was rebuilt in 1902, three stacks reduced to two, and had added an extra deck forward. As NORTH WEST: Was gutted by fire at Buffalo, NY, June 3, 1911, and never ran again as passenger vessel. After being cut in two for transit of Welland Canal, bound for Montreal, forward half of vessel foundered November 29, 1918, while under tow, near Scotch Bonnet, Ontario, on Lake Ontario. Two crew members were lost. As MAPLECOURT: Stranded on Magnetic Reef, Georgian Bay, in 1927.
OCTORARA
Disposition: Scrapped by Bethlehem Steel Corp. at San Francisco, CA, in 1951
History: Rebuilt as intermediate troop transport at New Orleans over winter, 1943-1944, and saw service in Western Pacific Ocean. After World War II, laid up in reserve fleet at Suisin Bay, CA. Lay idle, 1936-1943, after passenger operations were ceased by Great Lakes Transit Co. This vessel appropriately bears the name of the Iroquois Indian word "long remembered." She was designed primarily for the 2,952 mile Great Lakes run from Buffalo to Duluth and back, with a stop at Chicago - a trip costing less than $100 in the 1930's! This steamer gained a reputation as a luxury ocean liner in miniature. Her 594 passengers enjoyed a daily newspaper, a library, barbershop, soda fountain, large dining saloon, shore excursions, dances and bridge tournaments. The OCTORARA had a traditional Lakes design with engine aft and pilot house foward, creating a large center deck for passengers. During World War II she served as a Coast Gaurd barracks ship, and after the war was used as a Pacific inter-island steamer. She was scrapped in 1952
Ore Freighter Entering Duluth
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Arrowhead Trading Post, Duluth Minn.
ORION
Disposition: Caught fire and beached on Middle Sister Island, Lake Erie, on November 12, 1923; crew rescued by propeller, CONNEAUT
History:
1903, Apr 13 Tonnage change 2,283 gross/ 1,590 net tons.
1906, Nov Grounded North Point, Lake Michigan.
1913, Mar Burned & sank, Hurlbut Coal Dock, Green Bay, WI.
1916, Oct Raised & owned Orion Steamship Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI.
1918 Owned Paisley Steamship co., renamed WESEE.
1920, Jul Sald Canadian; C138574; 265.5 x 42 x 22.7'; 1,829 gross/ 1,062 net tons.
1923, Nov 12 Burned.
Vessel Name Changes:
WESEE - 1917-1920 (U.S)
WESEE - 1920-19230 (Canada)
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PERE MARQUETTE 21 (R) ANN ARBOR NO. 3 (L)
PERE MARQUETTE 21
Disposition: Foundered on November 12, 1980 in the Caribbean off the coast of Honduras after going through Hurricane Jean. There was no loss of life.
ANN ARBOR NO. 3
History: Chartered for season, 1965, by Mackinac Transportation Co., to replaced CHIEF WAWATAM; towed by tug MUSKEGON, working across Straits of Mackinac. As BARGE MANISTEE: Broke tow when line tangled in wheel of tug MUSKEGON, November 16, 1967. Drifted ashore just south of Frankfort, MI; released next day.
PRESQUE ISLE (l) - SCHUYLKILL (white vessel)
PRESQUE ISLE
History: As E.M. FORD: In collision with steamer A.M. BYERS, April 19, 1956, 2 1/2 miles south of Algonac, MI, St. Clair River, sinking the latter. FORD suffered extensive bow damage. Suffered fire in engine room, January 14, 1977, while undergoing repairs at winter lay-up in Milwaukee. Fire was caused by sparks from a cutting torch. Sunk when a violent storm on December 24, 1979 snapped her mooring lines, allowing her to slam into the dock, heavily damaging her bow and opening numerous cracks on the ship's port side. She was raised on January 20, 1980. She was moored at Jones Island in Milwaukee harbor at the time.
Vessel Name Change:
PRESQUE ISLE - 1898
FORD, E.M. - 1955 -
SCHUYLKILL
Disposition: On first trip, was torpedoed by German submarine in position 36.37N x 1.30S, in Mediterranean Sea, on November 21, 1917, and lost.
QUETICO
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History: As WHITEFISH BAY: Ran aground on Whiskey Island Shoal, three miles below Alexandria, NY, St. Lawrence River, July 1, 1964. As QUETICO: Collided with oil barge PHOENIX, in tow of tug JAMES TURECAMO, just above Lock One, Welland Canal, about 3:30 p.m., June 13, 1972. Former was downbound and suffered gash above anchor on port side; barge had port bow pushed in about two feet; no injuries. Struck loading spouts on west side of No. 2 ore dock at Allouez while in tow of a "G" tug, then departed (June 10, 1975), leaving some damage to the dock.
Vessel Name Changes:
WHITEFISH BAY - 1960
QUETICO - 1969-1983
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RAPIDS KING
Disposition: Laid up at Sorel, P.Q. in 1938. Passed up, Cardinal Canal, April 29, 1949, for Kingston, Ontario, in tow. Scrapped by Kingston Shipyards, Ltd. Dropped from register, November 9, 1949.
RESERVE
ROBERT FULTON
Disposition: Scrapped by Steel Co. of Canada, Ltd., at Hamilton, Ontario, in 1948. After lying at Erie, PA, 1945-1946, passed down Port Colborne, November 30, 1946, in tow of tugs HELENA and TOWMASTER. Wintered in canal; passed down, Port Weller, May 7, 1947, in tow of same tugs, bound for Hamilton, Ontario.
History: Used as "trade-in" tonnage with U.S. Maritime Commission, in 1943.
SAMUEL F.B. MORSE
Disposition: Scrapped in fall, 1974, by Bay Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI, with report that a portion of the hull was to be converted to a yard barge. Removed from documentation in April, 1975. Barges from the hull of the MORSE (WYCHEM 105) scrapped 1981-82 winter.
History: Vessel originally carried twin stacks and was largest freighter on Great Lakes at the time of her launching. Used in 1955 as temporary breakwater at Clegg Road water intake, Bay Village, OH. After completion of job, c.1958, was towed to Cleveland, OH, prior to sale to Roen Steamship Co. Roen used her for same purpose.
Vessel Name Change: WYCHEM 105 - 1954-1975
SAMUEL MATHER
Disposition: Sold for scrapping to Port Maitland. (Reported June 16, 1984).
Vessel Name Changes:
PATHFINDER - 1925-1964
PATHFINDER (Canada) - 1964-1964
GODERICH - 1964-1980
SOO RIVER TRADER - 1980-1982
PINEGLEN - 1982 -1984
NEGLEN - 1984
History: As SAMUEL MATHER: Grounded on Keweenaw Point, Lake Superior, in blizzard, October 19, 1923; suffered $60,000 loss. As GODERICH: In Port Weller dry dock for inspection and emergency repairs to rudder stock, March 7-25, 1977.
SELKIRK SETTLER
Vessel Name Changes:
SELKIRK SETTLER - 1983
FEDERAL ST. LOUIS - 1991
FEDERAL FRASER - Registry - PHILIPPINES
SIERRA (l) ARTHUR E. NEWBOLD (r)
SIERRA
History: Passed upbound at Detroit, June 2, 1964, to load scrap at Bay City, MI. Passed down at Welland Canal, June 10, 1964, for scrapping by Steel Co. of Canada, Ltd., at Hamilton, Ontario.
ARTHUR E. NEWBOLD
Disposition: Sold Canadian for scrapping. Arrived under tow, along with JOE S. MORROW, at Santander, Spain, for scrapping, on May 8, 1974. Dropped from documentation in November-December, 1973.
History: As ARTHUR E. NEWBOLD: In collision with steamer LUPUS, in Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior, May 11, 1923; $2500 damage. As MARYLAND: Driven ashore at Shot Point, eight miles east of Marquette, MI, Lake Superior, September 12, 1953, ripping out most of bottom. As HENRY LALIBERTE: Struck bank while backing from the Frontier slip at Buffalo on October 27, 1973; did considerable damage to her steering engine but no apparent hull damage. Went into winter layup at same port.
Vessel Name Changes:
JAMES CORRIGAN - 1908
NEWBOLD, ARTHUR E. - 1916-1925
MARYLAND - 1925-1954
LALIBERTE, HENRY - 1954-1974
SONOMA
Disposition: Passed down, Welland Canal, June 14, 1962, in tow of tugs AMERICA and LAURENCE C. TURNER, for scrapping by Steel Co. of Canada, Hamilton, Ontario.
History: First enrolled at Port Huron, MI, June 23, 1903. Wheel removed in 1955; used as grain storage hulk by Continental Grain Co. affiliate.
Rebuilds: Converted to automobile carrier, 1929 (4471 gross - 4448 net). Converted to bulk carrier, 1942. Tonnage change, 1949 (4544 gross - 3499 net). Rig changed to barge, 1955; tonnage change, 1960 (4628 gross - 4614 net).
SOUTH AMERICAN
Disposition: Sold, 1974, to Ships, Inc., for scrapping at Camden, NJ. Scrapped, August 1992, Baltimore yard.
History: Removed from documentation, December, 1967, showing owner as Chicago, Duluth, & Georgian Bay Transit Co. Departed Montreal, October 27, 1967, in tow of tug SPARROWS POINT, and arrived at Newport News, VA, on November 9, 1967. Engine removed; hull to serve as dormatory for union school (Lundeberg School of Seamanship) at Piney Point, MD. Towed to Camden, NJ, about April, 1974, for sale or scrapping. Burned at Holland, MI, after laying up; September 9, 1924. Grounded in St. Clair River, near Harsens Island, June 7, 1962. Blew cylinder gasket to main engine, April 30, 1963, twelve miles north of Muskegon, MI, Lake Michigan, on way to Manitowoc shipyard, during a 60 m.p.h. gale.
SPARROWS POINT
History: As SPARROWS POINT: Suffered rudder damage while backing from Missabe No. 5 at Duluth on September 1, 1976. She had to be unloaded and towed to the dry dock at the Fraser yard for repairs. Ran aground at Drummond Island on October 18, 1983. The vessel suffered damage to 32 frames and riveted plating along a hundred-foot section of the ship's bottom. Undergoing repairs at Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay, WI.
Vessel Name Changes:
BUCKEYE - 1991
LEWIS J. KUBER - 2006
Split: Freighter Locked Up
Split: Locks & St Marys River.jpg
Split: Soo Locks
ST. PAUL
Disposition: Sold, March 26, 1949, to Sun Shipbuilding Co., Baltimore, MD, for scrapping.
Vessel Name Changes:
SALA, EDUARDO - 1919-1922
BENNINGTON - 1922-1949
History: Built as package freight propeller; converted to bulk carrier, 1929-1930. Went on bareboat charter to British Ministry of War, 1945 (Canadian National Steamship Co., Mgrs.) Returned to Maritime Administration in 1949.
Ste Claire
Steamboat Landing - Bay View, Mich
STEEL KING
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Superior, Wisc Apr 1907
Written on bottom of card: Boats in harbor at Superior, Wis., April, 1907. Valuation, $20,900,000. Dead Weight Carrying Capacity, 700,000 tones per trip, equal to 23,000 cars. Sailors employed, 2,500. Operating Expense of Fleet per day, $25,000.
SUSQUEHANNA
Disposition: Sold to Italian shipbreakers on May 26, 1926, and scrapped in Italy.
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History: First enrollment issued at Erie, PA, November 11, 1886.
Vessel Name Changes:
SUSQUEHANNA - 1886 (U.S.)
PAPYRUS - 1923-1924 (U.K)
DECOSTA - 1924-1925 (Peru)
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TASHMOO- 1900
Disposition: Struck rock in Detroit River, June 18, 1936, and sank at dock, Amherstburg, Ont. Raised and scrapped same year.
History: Enter the National Maritime Hall of Fame at Kings Point, NY, on Maritime Day, May 18, 1985.
THOMAS F. COLE
Disposition: Sold for scrap to the Western Metals Corp. of Thunder Bay, Ontario in 1980.
History: In collision with British motor vessel INVEREWE, off south end of Pipe Island, Lower St. Marys River, in fog, November 12, 1964. Suffered severe damage to port bow; taken to Lorain for repairs.
THOMAS WALTERS
Disposition: In Ashtabula for scrapping (Reported December 29, 1984).
Vessel Name Changes:
DENTON, FRANK R. - 1953
Tugs: L.C. SABIN & S. C. SCHENK / Freighter: FRANK J. HECKER
FRANK J. HECKER
Disposition: Sold in spring, 1961, to Hyman-Michaels Co. Resold to Azienda Ricuperi Demolizioni Maritima S.p.A., Genoa, Italy, for scrapping. Broke tow line September, 11, 1961, from tug ENGLISHMAN in position 44N x 33W; abandoned by crew and found by Dutch motorship WITMARSUM about ninety miles NNW of Fayal, and taken in tow. However vessel foundered on September 21, 1961.
L.C. SABIN
Disposition: Sank 1 1/2 miles north of Mentor-on-the-Lake, OH, Lake Erie, on December 9, 1968. Crew of three rescued by U.S. Coast Guard from Fairport, OH, station. Removed from documentation in March, 1977.
S. C. SCHENK
Disposition: Out of documentation as "abandoned" in 1946.
USCG MACKINAW
Disposition: The 290 feet long old Mackinaw (WAGB 83) was built in Toledo, Ohio and commissioned in December, 1944. It was joined by the new Mackinaw (WLBB 30) in October 2005 and decommissioned June 10, 2006. Now it is the Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum
History: Sustained minor damage below stern rail on December 17, 1977, when struck by USCG WESTWIND as working to free latter vessel when she was grounded in St. Marys River. Suffered damage to port propeller shaft in heavy ice in Lake Superior, February 1979; repaired at Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI.
VENUS
Disposition: Sold to Marine Salvage, Ltd., Port Colborne, for scrap in 1961. Passed down, Detroit, on October 26, 1961, but broke tow line, stranded, and partly sank at Point Abino, Ont., Lake Erie. Scrapped there by Harry Gamble, of Port Dover, Ont., over a period of years beginning in the winter, 1961-1962.
Vessel Name Change:
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W.E. FITZGERALD
Disposition: Arrived in tow of tugs HERBERT A. and G.W. ROGERS at Humberstone, Ont., on October 21, 1971, and scrapped by Marine Salvage, Ltd. over that winter. Removed from documentation, September/October, 1971, as "Sold Foreign."
W.F. WHITE (middle)
Disposition: Scrapped at Port Colborne, Ontario, by Bulk Steel, with demolition beginning in November, 1984.
Vessel Name Change: ERINDALE - 1976-1984
History: Left the Lakes in the fall, 1962, for service in Chesapeake Bay area; down Port Colborne, November 9, 1962. Returned to Lakes, Spring, 1965. As W.F. WHITE: Broke tow line from tug MARION MORAN, while under tow from Lakes for Chesapeake Bay, November 22, 1962, while in gale off Nova Scotia; reunited following day. As ERINDALE: Aground briefly on December 5, 1978, at St. Clair cutoff; freed by tug MARYLAND. She suffered bow damage on October 6, on the East abutment of the Allandale Bridge in the Welland.
Whaleback Barges, HOWARD L. SHAW (pulling barges), J.T. HUTCHINSON (left)
Whaleback Barges 132 & Barge 130 in distance, both being towed by Howard A Shaw. J.T. Hutchinson on left
HOWARD L. SHAW
Disposition: Sold to Toronto Harbour Commissioners in April, 1969; sunk as land fill in Humber Bay, Toronto, on July 4, 1969.
J.T. HUTCHINSON
Disposition: Passed down, Port Colborne, December 12, 1969, with grain for Trois Rivieres, P.Q., on last trip. Reportedly sold to John Cashmore, Ltd., Newport, Monmouthshire, Great Britain, for scrap. Laid up at Sorel, P.Q. Cleared Quebec in tandem with STONEFAX, in tow of Polish tug JANTAR, on May 31, 1971.
WILFRED SYKES
History: Struck ore dock at Thunder Bay, Ontario, had to unload, and went into shipyard there for repairs (summer, 1973). Grounded c.150 feet east of Valley Camp ore dock, Thunder Bay, Ont., August 5, 1973; soon refloated but sustained some bottom damage.
WILFRED SYKES
History: Struck ore dock at Thunder Bay, Ontario, had to unload, and went into shipyard there for repairs (summer, 1973). Grounded c.150 feet east of Valley Camp ore dock, Thunder Bay, Ont., August 5, 1973; soon refloated but sustained some bottom damage.
WILFRED SYKES
History: Struck ore dock at Thunder Bay, Ontario, had to unload, and went into shipyard there for repairs (summer, 1973). Grounded c.150 feet east of Valley Camp ore dock, Thunder Bay, Ont., August 5, 1973; soon refloated but sustained some bottom damage.
WILLIAM A. IRVIN
Disposition: In 1986, became a floating museum ship in Duluth, MN.
| History: Departed on maiden voyage, June 25, 1938. As WILLIAM A. IRVIN: Boiler tube burst while on Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior, April 11, 1964, killing one and injuring two. Vessel was upbound on first trip of season, Milwaukee for Duluth. |
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WILLIAM A. MCGONAGLE & others
Disposition: Sold for scrapping to Int'l Marine Salvage in 1994.
Vessel Name Change: STEINBRENNER, HENRY - 1986
History: As WILLIAM A. MCGONAGLE: Struck dock at Superior, WI; as of June 7, 1970, was at Fraser Ship Yard receiving repairs. Struck pier at Soo (McArthur Lock) during last week of July, 1970; suffered slight damage.
WILLIAM A. PAINE
| Disposition: Sold to Marine Salvage, Ltd., Port Colborne, Ont., in May, 1961, for scrapping. |
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WILLIAM G. MATHER
Disposition: Sold for use as a marine museum at Cleveland, OH, in 1987. The Steamship William G. Mather Museum
History: Chartered to McLouth Steel Co., Wyandotte, MI, for season of 1961. As WILLIAM G. MATHER: Struck bottom in lower St. Marys River September 7, 1975, while downbound with a load of pellets. When it was discovered that pumps were not able to cope with the incoming water after she entered Lake Huron, she was turned around and headed for the Valley Camp Coal Dock. Vessel was beached when it became evident that she would not make the dock. To be taken to Bay Shipbuilding, Inc., drydock at Sturgeon Bay, WI, for repairs. As WILLIAM G. MATHER: While in winter lay-up a fire broke out on February 8, 1984. The fire was blamed on an improperly discarded cigarette. A squatter Eddie John Valdez, 26, died.
WILLIAM P. COWAN
Disposition: Sold to D.M. & W. Steel of Windsor for scrapping in Canada.
History: As AMOCO ILLINOIS: Collided with bridge at Manitowoc, WI, about April 30, 1973. Went to Bay Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI, for shell repairs on May 9, 1973.
Vessel Name Change:
WILLIAM P. COWAN : 1918
AMOCO ILLINOIS : 1962
WILLIAM T. ROBERTS
Disposition: Welded up and stripped for use as a breakwater in 1978. In use as breakwater at Bowmanville, Ont., in 1978. Raised and arrived at Hamilton, Ont., on August 19, 1980, for scrapping.
Vessel Name Changes:
E.D. CARTER - 1906
ROBERTS, WILLIAM T. - 1916-1932
DOW CHEMICAL - 1932-1939
KOPMEIER, NORMAN J. - 1939-1961
PINEDALE - 1961-1980
WILPEN
Disposition: Sold to Italian shipbreakers; departed Quebec, in tow, on September 10, 1979, in tow of West German tug HANSEAT; arrived at LaSpezia, Italy, prior to October 10, 1979, for scrapping. Sale was done through Marine Salvage, Ltd., of Port Colborne, Ontario. Scrapped by C.N. di Santa Maria, at LaSpezia, Italy. Removed from documentation in August, 1979, as "sold Canadian for scrapping."
Vessel Name Changes:
WILPEN: 1907
THOMPSON, DAVID P. : 1927-1969
YOUNG, JOSEPH S.: 1969-1979
WILPEN
Disposition: Sold to Italian shipbreakers; departed Quebec, in tow, on September 10, 1979, in tow of West German tug HANSEAT; arrived at LaSpezia, Italy, prior to October 10, 1979, for scrapping. Sale was done through Marine Salvage, Ltd., of Port Colborne, Ontario. Scrapped by C.N. di Santa Maria, at LaSpezia, Italy. Removed from documentation in August, 1979, as "sold Canadian for scrapping."
Vessel Name Changes:
WILPEN: 1907
THOMPSON, DAVID P. : 1927-1969
YOUNG, JOSEPH S.: 1969-1979
Yosemite
Disposition: Sold to Boston Metals Co., 1953. Scrapped at Buffalo, NY, in 1954.
History: In collision, September 18, 1925, with steamer J.J.H. BROWN, about 700 feet below St. Clair Canal buoys, in Lake St. Clair. YOSEMITE was upbound with coal and settled on bottom west bank of river. Tug ABNER C. HARDING and lighter RESCUE lightered 800 tons of coal and vessel was refloated on September 19th. Taken to Toledo to unload cargo, she struck Ash Consul Street Bridge on departing Toledo, September 21, doing considerable damage to bridge. Was taken to Lorain for repairs by American Ship Building Co.