Jenks Ship Building

Jenks Shipbuilding, Port Huron MI

Jenks Shipbuilding Company was started in 1889. In 1903, it was reorganized and became Port Huron Shipbuilding but only built two more ships before closing. The yard was at Erie and Quay Streets, on the north bank of Black River. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 14 May 2016.

Hull#	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Vessel Type	GT	Built	Disposition
Built by Jenks Shipbuilding
1	155198	O. O. Carpenter	H. E. Runnels	Cargo Ship	364	1892	Later Massasoit 1905, scrapped 1931
2	157350	Desmond	A. M. Carpenter	Cargo Ship	456	1892	Foundered 1917
3	96230	H. E. Runnels	Runnels SS Co	Cargo Ship	862	1893	Wrecked 1919
4	141264	Lloyd S. Porter	R. M. Jenks	Cargo Ship	489	1893	Burnt 1917
5	126998	C. D. Thompson		Tug	92	1893	Abandoned 1940
6	127037	C. L. Boynton	Thompson Towing	Tug	103	1894	Ufasco 1919, scrapped 1940
7	121004	F. J. Haynes		Tug	27	1895
8	3651	B. B. Inman		Tug	89	1895	Scrapped 1916
9	161767	Vigilant		Tug	372	1896	Burnt 1936
10	141370	Linden	Sandusky Box Co	Cargo Ship	894	1895	Burnt 1923
11	3721	Black Rock	A. M. Carpenter	Cargo Ship	1,646	1896	Deleted 1925
12	81617	W. G. Mason		Tug	99	1898	Abandoned 1926
13	111284	Ravenscraig	Volunteer Transit	Cargo Ship	2,280	Apr-00	Edward F. Cragin 1918, Eugenio Cantoni 1919, scrapped 1923
14	127469	Capt. Thomas Wilson	Wilson Transit Co	Bulk Carrier	4,719	Sep-00	Kickapoo 1943, scrapped 1947
15	161178	Kennebec	F. B. Chesbrough	Cargo Ship	2,183	May-01	Foundered 1921
16	127547	Charles S. Neff	Mack S.S. Co	Cargo Ship	1,069	Jun-01	Serpentine 1919, Gabino 1921, Weston M. Carroll 1925, San Pedro 1950, foundered 1955
17	96584	Henry Steinbrenner	Kinsman Transit Co	Bulk Carrier	4,719	Oct-01	Foundered 1953
18	161199	Kanawha	F. B. Chesbrough	Cargo Ship	2,182	Apr-02	Foundered 1916
19	77559	John B. Cowle	Cowle Tptn Co	Bulk Carrier	4,731	Nov-02	Scrapped 1979
20	59589	T. F. Newman	Great Lakes Towing	Barge	855	1902
21	77566	James R. Elliott	City of Detroit	Fire Boat	210	1902	Normac 1930, restaurant in Toronto 1969, now in Port Dalhousie
22	na	Hyacinth	U.S. Light House Service	Buoy Tender	738	Jun-03	Sold 1946
23			Chesbrough Bros	Yacht	50	1902
24	na		U.S. Lake Survey	Pontoons		1902
25	200031	Eastland	Michigan S.S. Co	Passenger Ship	1,961	Jul-03	Wilmette 1917, scrapped 1947
26	200560	F. B. Squire	Mack S.S. Co	Bulk Carrier	4,582	Dec-03	Harry Wm. Hosford 1936, scrapped 1961
Built by Port Huron Shipbuilding
		Alfred E. Hunt	Port Huron Const.	Dredge	510	Sep-07
	163431	Cuilene Rhu	Dunbar & Sullivan	Barge	160	Feb-08

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