: Gerald C. Metzler Great Lakes Vessel Database

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Superior, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Whaleback
Hull Materials:: Steel
Builder Name:: American Steel Barge Company
Ownership Notes:: American Steel Barge Company, (1896); Bessemer Steamship Company, (1896-1901); Pittsburgh Steamship Company, (1901-1926); Peterson, Frank J., (1926-1927); Bruce Transit Company, (Frank J. Peterson, Mgr.), (1927-1930); Schneider Steamship Company, (1930); Great Lakes Transit Corporation, (1930-1931); Midland Steamships, Ltd., (1931-1938); Upper Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Company, Ltd., (1938-1961); Upper Lakes Shipping, Ltd., (1961-1966); City of Hamilton, Ontario, (1966-1967);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Whaleback), John Ericsson (1896-1967)
Nationality:: American (1896-1930); Canadian (1930-1967)
Chronology:: 1. 9/5/1904, Fairport, Lake Erie, ashore and released, (iron ore);
2. 5/17/1928, 30 miles from Detour, Lake Huron, collision in a fog, (Steamer, A. F. Harvey), ashore and released;

Notes

General notes:: She was hull #138;
Final U. S. enrollment surrendered at Cleveland, Ohio, on 9/9/1930; Donated to City of Hamilton for a museum; Berthed at Confederation Park, 6/7/1966, but became a political issue: Project failed for lack of funds; Resold to Strathearne Terminals, Ltd., and scrapped at Hamilton in winter, 1967-1968;
Sources:: . Wright's Master Sheet;
2. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
3. Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930;

Contact

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