Saxon (Propeller, 1890)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Steel
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Globe Ship Building Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Ownership Notes:: Hanna, M. A. (1890); Hanna, L. C., (1891); Menominee Transportation Company, (1890-1901); National Steam Ship Company, (1899); Pittsburgh Steam Ship Company, (1901-1918); U. S. Shipping Board, (1918-1924); French American Line, (1919); Jensen Linien Akieselskob, (Copenhagen, Denmark), (1924-1927); Churchfield Navigation Company, (1924); Christianson, C.T., (1926);
Master(s):: McKay, G. P., (1890); Detlefs, E., (1890); Driscoll, John, (1891); Chapman, A. C., (1891);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

December 2, 1890: Port: Cleveland Number: 37 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 4-28-1891
April 28, 1891: Port: Cleveland Number: 94 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Duluth 6-10-1901
June 10, 1901: Port: Duluth Number: 124 of 1901
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 2-8-1904
February 8, 1904: Port: Duluth Number: 71 of 1904
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Officers Changed
Next document: Duluth 2-8-1906
February 8, 1906: Port: Duluth Number: 32 of 1906
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Officers Changed
Next document: Duluth 1-9-1914
January 9, 1914: Port: Duluth
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Enrollment Form Issued; Next document: (Broken up in 1927)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Saxon (1890-1922);
b. Propeller, Amasis (1922-1924);
c. Propeller, Anna Jensen (1924-1927)
Nationality:: American (1890-1924); Denmark (1924-1927)
Chronology:: 1. 1/25/1918, She was sold to U. S. Shipping Board and went to the Atlantic Coast after being cut in half by the Imperial Shipbuilding Company, Detroit, Michigan;
2. 7/00/1924, She was sold Danish and renamed;
3. 00/00/1927, She was broken up for scrap;

Notes

General notes:: She was hull #37;
Rebuilt at Detroit Imperial Shipbuilding Co. for W.W.1 Shipping Board
Cut in half by Imperial Shipbuilding Company, Detroit, Michigan in 1918 and taken to Atlantic Coast;
She was hull number 37;
Sources:: 1. Danish Registry: 1925;
2. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Duluth, Minnesota;
3. Enrollments: Cleveland, Ohio; Duluth, Minnesota;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);

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