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John Ericsson (1896) |
Builder: |
American Steel Barge Company West Superior, Wisconsin, USA |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1896 |
Launched: |
June 11, 1896 |
Type: |
Freighter (Whaleback) |
Completed: |
August 1896 |
GRT: |
3,201 |
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Fate: |
Scrapped in 1967-68 at
Strathearne Terminals, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
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Owners |
Bessemer Steamship Company Duluth, Minnesota |
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1901: |
Pittsburgh Steamship Company (U.S. Steel) Duluth, Minnesota |
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1926: |
Petersen Steamship Company Cleveland, Ohio |
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1930: |
Schneider Steamship Company Cleveland, Ohio |
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1930: |
Great Lakes Transit Corp. Ltd. Midland, Ontario, Canada |
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1938: |
Upper Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Co. Ltd. Midland, Ontario, Canada |
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1959: |
Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd. Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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1966: |
Donated to to the City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada by the owners for preservation as a museum ship. But due to the expected cost of conversion and maintenance the ship was returned to the owners and scrapped. |
Ship's Data |
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Page published Apr. 18, 2020 |