John Ericsson (1896)

Builder:
American Steel Barge Company
West Superior, Wisconsin, USA
Ordered:
N/A
Keel Laid:
N/A
Year Built:
1896
Launched:
June 11, 1896
Type:
Freighter (Whaleback)
Completed:
August 1896
GRT:
3,201
Fate:
Scrapped in 1967-68 at Strathearne Terminals, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Owners
Bessemer Steamship Company
Duluth, Minnesota

1901:
Pittsburgh Steamship Company (U.S. Steel)
Duluth, Minnesota

1926:
Petersen Steamship Company
Cleveland, Ohio

1930:
Schneider Steamship Company
Cleveland, Ohio

1930:
Great Lakes Transit Corp. Ltd.
Midland, Ontario, Canada

1938:
Upper Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Co. Ltd.
Midland, Ontario, Canada

1959:
Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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
Page published Apr. 18, 2020