: Gerald C. Metzler Great Lakes Vessel Database

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: West Bay City, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Steel
Builder Name:: F. W. Wheeler Shipbuilding Company
Ownership Notes:: Mitchell, John, (1893); Cerriann, James (1893); Hopkins Steamship Company, (1893-1917); Reiss Steamship Company, (1917-1943); United States Maritime Commission, (Reiss Steamship Company, Mgrs.), (1943-1946);
Master(s):: Mitchell, John, (1893); Brown, W. C., (1893);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 7, 1893: Port: Port Huron Number: 14 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Port Huron 9-23-1893
September 23, 1893: Port: Port Huron Number: 17 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Port Huron 2-21-1900
February 21, 1900: Port: Port Huron
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Centurion (1893-1923);
b. Propeller, Alex B. Uhrig (1923-1946)
Nationality:: American (1893-1946)
Chronology:: 1. 10/00/1899, St. Clair River, ashore and released;

Notes

General notes:: She was hull #100;
She was used as "Trade in Tonnage" to U. S. Maritime Commission in 1943; Scrapped by Steel Company of Canada, Ltd., at Hamilton, Ontario, in 1946; passed down Port Colborne, 10/21/1946 bound for Hamilton, Ontario;
Sources:: 1. Wright's Master Sheet;
2. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
3. Master Abstracts: Port Huron, Michigan;
4. Enrollment: Port Huron, Michigan;

Contact

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