AmShip Chicago, Chicago Shipbuilding

AmShip Chicago, Chicago Shipbuilding, Chicago IL

The AmShip yard in Chicago IL started life in 1890 as Chicago Shipbuilding, an offshoot of Cleveland's Globe Iron Works. It became a subsidiary of The American Ship Building Company in 1898 and a division in 1911. After WWI, AmShip operated it as a repair yard but closed it in the 1970s. It was located on the east bank of the Calumet River, at 101st Street, where Morton Salt is now. See the site from the air on Google here. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 24 October 2021.

Hull#	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Type	GT	Ft.	Delivery	Disposition
Built by Chicago Shipbuilding
1	92282	Marina	Minnesota S.S.Co.	Laker	2,431	292	Nov-91	Later George A. Graham 1913, wrecked 1917
2	92298	Masaba	Minnesota S.S.Co.	Laker	2,431	292	Apr-91	Later General Henrys 1920, scrapped 1923
3	none	Whileaway	Mr. Dodge	Yacht		70	1891	Later Majestic, burned & abandoned 1947
4	92459	Maritana	Minnesota S.S.Co.	Laker	2,957	330	Jun-92	Scrapped 1947
5	126876	Cadillac	Cleveland Cliffs SS Co.	Laker	1,263	230	Jul-92	Later Maplehurst 1920, wrecked 1922
6	145631	Thomas Maytham	Republic S.S. Co.	Laker	2,329	286	Jan-93	Later Dolomite 1938, Motorex 1941, sunk by gunfire 1942
7	107005	Arthur Orr	C.W. Elphicke	Laker	2,329	286	Jul-93	Scrapped 1949
8	92521	Manitou	Lake Mich. & Lake Sup. Tpt. Co.	Laker	2,944	275	Jun-93	Later Isle Royale 1933, burnt 1936
9	na	unnamed	Chicago Shipbuilding Co	Caisson	na	na	1893
10	161061	Kearsarge	Interlake S.S. Co.	Laker	3,092	328	May-94	Scrapped 1948
11	167161	G.L. No. 8	Great Lakes Dredge & Dock	Dump Scow	217	111	1895	Documented 1919
12	93389	Marcia	Minnesota S.S.Co.	Barge	2,237	302	Jan-95	Later Mitschfibre, scrapped 1966
13	92637	Malta	Minnesota S.S.Co.	Barge	2,237	302	Jan-95	Later Thunder Bay, Pinebranch, scrapped 1960
14	161758	Victory	Interlake S.S. Co.	Laker	3,774	459	Jun-95	Later Victorious 1940, sunk as breakwater in Toronto 1969
15	28129	Zenith City	Zenith Transit	Laker	3,850	387	1895	Scrapped 1946
16	107186	Aurania	J. Corrigan	Barge	3,218	352	1895	Sank 1909
17	92696	Manda	Minnesota S.S.Co.	Barge	3,256	352	1896	Later Resolute, scrapped 1972
18	92697	Martha	Minnesota S.S.Co.	Barge	3,256	352	1896	Later Owendoc, scrapped 1975
19	86348	George E. Hartnell	Northwestern Transportation Co.	Schooner	3,265	352	Mar-96	Later Glensannox 1923, Portsmouth 1926, scrapped 1937
20	86350	George N. Orr	C.W. Elphicke	Laker	2,872	326	May-96	Wrecked 1917
21	92736	Maricopa	Minnesota S.S.Co.	Laker	4,223	406	Jul-96	Later John P. Geistman 1937, E. E. Johnson 1941, Altadoc 1945, D. B. Weldon 1962, scrapped 1974
22	92740	Magna	Minnesota S.S.Co.	Barge	3,259	352	Aug-96	Scrapped 1962
23	86363	George H. Corliss	Minnesota S.S.Co.	Barge	3,259	352	Sep-96	Later Kenordoc, scrapped 1973
24	107242	Alfred Krupp	Minnesota S.S.Co.	Schooner	3,259	352	Sep-96	Scrapped 1973
25	127176	Crescent City	Zenith Transit Co.	Laker	4,213	406	Jun-97	Later Carl W. Meyers 1950, scrapped 1959
26	127172	Carrington	Minnesota S.S.Co.	Barge	3,180	352	1897	Later Delkote, scrapped 1967
27	92769	Minneapolis	Lower Lakes S.S. Co.	Laker	2,029	238	Apr-97	Later Ramon Marimin 1920, Burlington 1922, wrecked 1936
28	116762	St. Paul	Lower Lakes S.S. Co.	Laker	2,029	238	May-97	Later Eduardo Sala 1921, Bennington 1923, scrapped 1949
29	30089	Amazon	J. Corrigan	Barge	3,599	376	Jun-97	Scrapped 1953
30	172556	7		Dump Scow	385		1896	documented 1936
31	30094	Australia	J. Corrigan	Barge	3,745	376	Jan-97	Later S. B. Coolidge, scrapped 1948
32	81597	William R. Linn	C. W. Elphicke	Laker	4,328	400	Apr-98	Later L. G. Wescoat 1940, scrapped 1964
33	92894	Maia	Minnesota S.S. Co.	Schooner	3,804	376	1898	Scrapped 1962
34	200603	Illinois	City of Chicago	Fire Tug	287	107	1898
Built by AmShip Chicago
35	100680	Illinois	Northern Michigan Tptn.	Passenger	2,427	225	Jun-99	Scrapped 1947
36	92950	Manila	Minnesota S.S.Co.	Barge	5,039	436	Jul-99
37	92974	Maunaloa	Minnesota S.S.Co.	Laker	4,951	430	Sep-99	Later Maunaloa II 1945, scrapped 1971
38	93020	Madeira	Minnesota S.S.Co.	Barge	5,039	436	Feb-00	Sunk 1905
39	93021	Marsala	Minnesota S.S.Co.	Barge	5,039	436	Apr-00
40	111294	Robert W. E. Bunsen	Bessemer S.S. Co.	Laker	4,473	439	Jun-00	Later Marquis Rouen 1954
41	3845	Bryn Mawr	Pittsburgh S.S. Co.	Schooner	4,294	400	Jun-00	Later Bryn Barge, scrapped 1968
42	127451	Cornell	Pittsburgh S.S. Co.	Laker	5,082	454	Jul-00	Later Neptune 1954, Cornell 1958, scrapped 1961
43	130908	Northwestern	Northwestern S.S. Co.	Cargo Ship	2,207	204	Mar-01	Later Federal 1921, sunk by gunfire 1942
44	130906	Northman	Northwestern S.S. Co.	Cargo Ship	2,157	290	Mar-01	Later Louisiana 1911, Port Texaco No. 5 1932, Ceylon 1940, Cowasjee 1948, scrapped 1956
45	130905	Northeastern	Northwestern S.S. Co.	Cargo Ship	2,157	290	May-01	Wrecked 1904
46	130907	Northtown	Northwestern S.S. Co.	Cargo Ship	2,208	204	Mar-01	Later Alabama 1914, Amabala 1918, Alabama 1919, scrapped 1950
47	81747	William L. Brown	Federal S.S. Co.	Laker	4,998	430	May-01	Later George H. Ingalls 1923, scrapped 1965
48	93151	Mary C. Elphicke	Federal S.S. Co.	Laker	4,998	430	Jun-01	Later Morris S. Tremayne 1923, T. J. McCarthy 1946, scrapped 1965
49	121205	Frank T. Heffelinger	Peavey S.S. Co.	Laker	4,897	437	Oct-01	Later Clemens A Reiss 1918, Superior 1959, scrapped 1961
50	121208	Frederick B. Wells	Peavey S.S. Co.	Laker	4,897	437	Oct-01	Later Otto M. Reiss, Sullivan Brothers, Henry R. Platt, Jr., Pillsbury's Barg, Pillsbury, scuttled 1966
51	107738	A. G. Brower	United States Transportation Co.	Laker	3,582	346	Apr-02	Later Sargent, C. B. Nienaber, S. B. Way, Howard P. Eels Jr., D. E. Callender, E. G. Mathiott, scrapped 1960
52	81803	W. W. Brown	United States Transportation Co.	Laker	3,582	346	Apr-02	Later Baltic 1920, John W. Ailes 1922, Henry T. Ewig 1926, scrapped 1963
53	96606	Horace S. Wilkinson	United States Transportation Co.	Laker	3,860	370	Apr-02	Later Belgium, Michigan, Texaco Michigan, Trina, Corpus Christi, Witwater II, Corpus Christi
54	141783	Luzon	Erie S.S. Co.	Laker	3,582	346	Apr-02	Later John Anderson 1924, G. G. Post 1932, scrapped 1971
55	93265	Milwaukee	Western Transit Co.	Cargo Ship	3,327	325	Jun-02	Scrapped 1940
56	150959	Panay	E.D. Carter	Laker	3,811	370	Jul-02	Later William Nelson 1928, Ben E. Tate 1936, scrapped 1968
57	86671	George B. Leonard	United States Transportation Co.	Laker	4,037	380	Apr-03	Scrapped 1946
58	127752	Charles M. Warner	United States Transportation Co.	Laker	3,812	370	May-03	Later dredge Michigan 1928, Lakewood 1956, scrapped 1995
59	77583	John Lambert	Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Tptn.	Laker	1,550	241	Jun-03	Later Houlgate 1916, sunk 1916
60	200000	George C. Howe	Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Tptn.	Laker	1,550	241	Jul-03	Later Cabourg 1916, Glenealy 1921, Chapleau 1927, scrapped 1955
61	200089	John Crerar	Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Tptn.	Laker	1,550	241	Jul-03	Later Fouras 1916, Glengarnock 1921, Courtright 1927, Cedarbranch 1940, Empire Newt 1945, scrapped 1947
62	200254	R. L. Ireland	Gilchrist Transportation Co.	Laker	4,470	416	Sep-03	Later Sirius 1913, Ontadoc 1926, scrapped 1970
63	200377	Perry G. Walker	Gilchrist Transportation Co.	Laker	4,470	416	Nov-03	Later Taurus 1913, scrapped 1946
64	200593	Duluth	Western Transit Co.	Cargo Ship	4,623	381	Dec-03	Scrapped 1950
65	200861	Missouri	Northern Michigan Transit Co.	Passenger	2,434	225	Apr-04	Burnt 1939 and hulked, scrapped 1947
66	202014	Elbert H. Gary	Pittsburgh S.S. Co.	Laker	6,331	558	May-05	Later R. E. Webster 1963, scrapped 1973
67	202296	William E. Corey	Pittsburgh S.S. Co.	Laker	6,363	558	Aug-05	Later Ridgetown 1963, sunk as breakwater at Port Credit 1970
68	203155	J. Pierpont Morgan	Pittsburgh S.S. Co.	Laker	7,161	580	Jun-06	Later Heron Bay 1966, Heron B. 1978, scrapped 1979
69	203332	Henry H. Rogers	Pittsburgh S.S. Co.	Laker	7,053	580	Aug-06	Scrapped 1974
70	203543	Norman B. Ream	Pittsburgh S.S. Co.	Laker	7,053	580	1906	Later Kinsman Enterprise 1965, Hull No. 1 1979, scrapped 1989
71	203677	Peter A. B. Widener	Pittsburgh S.S. Co.	Laker	7,053	580	Nov-06	Scrapped 1986
72	203917	William B. Kerr	Pittsburgh S.S. Co.	Laker	7,769	585	Mar-07	Later Francis E. House 1911, Kinsman Independent 1966, scrapped 1973
73	204212	Thomas Lynch	Pittsburgh S.S. Co.	Laker	7,240	580	Jun-07	Later Wiarton 1966, scrapped 1973
74	204526	Salt Lake City	Holmes S.S. Co.	Laker	6,530	532	Sep-07	Later Chester A. Congdon 1912, wrecked 1918
75	204701	William A. Hawgood	Atlas S.S. Co.	Laker	6,530	532	Nov-07	Later R. L. Agassiz 1913, Carl C. Conway 1934, scrapped 1963
76	204631	Arthur H. Hawgood	Neptune S.S. Co.	Laker	6,486	532	Oct-07	Subcontract to West Bay City SB, later Joseph Block
77	208305	Pere Marquette 18	Pere Marquette Railway Co.	Laker	2,777	338	Jan-11	Scrapped 1957
78	225159	Koalkraft	By-Products Coke Co.	Lighter	376	159	1913
79	Norway	Nordal	D/S A/S Vestlandet	Cargo Ship	2,081	251	Aug-16	Later Begensgut 1917, torpedoed and lost 1917
80	214554	Manta	Atlantic Gulf & West Indies Lines	Cargo Ship	2,081	251	Nov-16	Later Ring 1930, Trym 1932, foundered 1937
81	215580	Choctaw	Atlantic Gulf & West Indies Lines	Cargo Ship	2,086	251	Sep-17	Later Othander 1929, Tung Lung 1935, Shoka Maru 1938, bombed and sunk 1945
82	Norway	Danebrog	Svensen & Jespersen	Cargo Ship	1,866	250	Jun-17	Later Scandia 1924, Maia 1934, seized by Russia 1940, later Valga, scrapped 1970
83	215716	War Banner /Lake Worth	UK Admiralty	Cargo Ship	2,080	251	Oct-17	Later Phoenicier 1920, Amberstone 1924, Orland 1927, bombed and lost 1940
84	215788	War Hound/Lake Huron	UK Admiralty	Cargo Ship	2,080	251	Nov-17	Later Serbier, Cap La Heve, Binab, Benito, Advance, Trojan, Trojan III, Advance, Mister Stathis, Agios Dimitrios, scrapped 1966
85	216199	War Duty/Lake Clear	UK Admiralty	Cargo Ship	2,054	247	Apr-18	Later Padilla 1926, Morea 1935, sunk by gunfire 1940
86	216098	War Laurel/Lake Crescent	UK Admiralty	Cargo Ship	2,054	247	May-18	Later Sandcraft 1923, in collision and sank 1950
87	216540	Lake Yemassee	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	2,319	250	Jul-17	Scrapped 1928
88	216698	Lake Yahara	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	2,338	250	Jul-17	Scrapped 1928
89	216741	Lake Bloomington	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	2,342	250	Aug-18	Wrecked 1918
90	216814	Lake Berdan	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	2,342	250	Sep-18	Scrapped 1927
91	216998	Lake Fondulac	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	2,338	250	Oct-18	Scrapped 1927
92	216915	Lake Buckeye	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	2,338	250	Sep-18	Scrapped 1928
93	216999	Lake Beacon	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	2,338	250	Oct-18	Scrapped 1927
94	217199	Lake Desha	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	2,338	250	Nov-18	Scrapped 1927
95	217183	Lake Mattato	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	2,338	250	Nov-18	Scrapped 1927
96	217266	Lake Gradan	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	2,332	250	Nov-18	Scrapped 1927
97	217295	Lake Grafton	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	2,630	250	Dec-18	Wrecked 1920
98	217789	Lake Grainger	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	2,615	250	Apr-19	Scrapped 1928
99	217912	Lake Grama	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	2,615	250	May-19	Scrapped 1927
100	217884	Lake Grampian	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	2,615	250	May-19	Scrapped 1927
101	217855	Lake Grampus	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	2,615	250	May-19	Scrapped 1928
102	218117	Lake Granby	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	2,615	250	Jun-19	Scrapped 1927
103	218176	Lake Gazette	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	2,664	250	Sep-19	Scrapped 1930
104	219073	Lake Gebhart	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	2,810	250	Oct-19	Wrecked 1923
105	219173	Lake Gera	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	2,637	250	Nov-19	Later Southlands 1923, Ruth Lykes 1929, sunk by gunfire 1942
106	219205	Lake Gert	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	2,637	250	May-20	Scrapped 1930
107	219204	Lake Getaway	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	2,637	250	May-20	Later Upshur 1935, Norluna 1941, wrecked 10/25/42
108	219894	Lake Geyser	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	2,592	250	May-20	Scrapped 1932
109	219601	Lake Giddings	US Shipping Board	Cargo Ship	2,592	250	May-20	Later Texas Shipper 1932, West Shipper 1935, Caribqueen 1941, Hai Kwei 1946, scrapped 1951
none	233482	CSB 2	Chicago Shipbuilding Co.	Workboat	8	31	Sep-34
none	238122	CSB 3	Chicago Shipbuilding Co.	Workboat	21		Aug-39
none	242889	CSB 5	Chicago Shipbuilding Co.	Workboat	21		1942
110	Federal	unknown	USACOE	Dredge hull	400		1958
111	Federal	unknown	USACOE	Dredge hull	400		1958
112	Federal	unknown	USACOE	Dredge hull	400		1958

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