: Gerald C. Metzler Great Lakes Vessel Database

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Wyandotte, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Steel
Builder Name:: Detroit Ship Building Company
Ownership Notes:: Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Company, (1907-1954); Ventimiglia Demonlition Company, (1954-1956);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, City of Cleveland (1907-1912);
b. Propeller, City of Cleveland III (1912-1956)
Nationality:: American (1907-1956)
Chronology:: 1. 5/13/1907, Detroit, (fit-out dock of Detroit ship Building Company at foot of Detroit Street), burned and repaired;
2. 6/25/1950, Harbor Beach, collision in a fog, (Norwegian freighter, Ravnefjell), 5 lives lost, repaired;
3. 10/20/1954, Sandwich, Ontario, burned and sunk, hull reportedly scrapped at Buffalo in 1956;

Notes

General notes:: After being laid up at Detroit, Michigan, 1950-1954, she was sold to Ventimiglia Demolition Company and moved across the river to Sandwich, Ontario, for dismantling; Hull was scheduled for conversion to a crane barge for use in building the St. Lawrence Seaway; She caught fire, burned and sunk; Hull reportedly scrapped at Buffalo, N.Y. in 1956;
Sources:: 1. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

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