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AmShip Toledo, Toledo Shipbuilding, Craig Shipbuilding – Toledo OH

The AmShip yard in Toledo OH was started by John Craig, a New Yorker, who started out in Keyport NJ, where he created two new ships out of a pair of burnt-out hulks. He then built a wholly new ship in Wicomico Creek MD before moving to Michigan in 1866. His first Michigan shipyard, Linn & Craig, was in Gibraltar, just above the mouth of the Detroit River, and he built 21 ships there before moving upriver to Trenton in 1883. This site, J. Craig & Sons, was not large enough, however, because in 1890 he moved again, to Toledo, becoming Blythe Craig Shipbuilding and after 1893, plain Craig Shipbuilding. In 1905, John Craig retired and his sons sold the yard to local investors, who renamed it Toledo Shipbuilding and leased it to The American Ship Building Company. Under AmShip's management, it continued as an active shipbuilder until 1930, after which it limited itself to repair and conversion work, except for the construction of two icebreakers during WWII. At the end of the war, AmShip bought the site and renamed the business AmShip Toledo: they continued to concentrate on the repair and conversion business, building only 12 ships and four forebodies between then and 1982, when AmShip closed. The property then reverted to the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, which has since leased it to a succession of ship repair contractors. See the yard from the air on Google here. Shipbuilding being in the blood, John Craig's sons started a new Craig Shipbuilding in Long Beach CA, which subsequently became one of Consolidated Steel's yards. It is interesting to note that the series of hull numbers started by John Craig back in 1861 was continued not only in Toledo by Toledo Shipbuilding and AmShip, but also in Long Beach by the new Craig Shipbuilding and Continental Steel. Note that there are several sources of information on the yard's output but that no one of these sources entirely agrees with the others. All the entries in the table below are based on contemporary documentation, primarily MVOTUS. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 24 October 2021.

Hull# O.N. Original Name Original Owner Type Mtl GT Feet Delivery Disposition
Built by John Craig in Keyport NJ
1 7740 Edwin R Kirk F. F. Randolph Schooner Wood 264 126 1864 Rebuilt hull, abandoned 1924
2 13090 James H. Seguine D. M. French Schooner Wood 202 1864 Rebuilt hull, abandoned at sea 1873
Built by John Craig in Wicomico Creek MD
3 733 Amelia G. Ireland Schooner Wood 284 124 1866 Wrecked 1898 on Gay Head
Built by Linn & Craig in Gibraltar MI
4 12790 Jane Ralston Schooner Wood 260 137 1866 Abandoned 1912 in Sandusky OH
5 21192 R. Prendiville Steamer Wood 246 1867 Wrecked 1882 near Oceoda MI
6 5719 Colin Campbell Steamer Wood 373 158 1869 Burned 1903 in Grand Island NY
7 1892 Annie L. Craig Steamer Wood 889 1870 Burned 1881 in Duluth MN
8 2756 Brunette Steamer Wood 739 1871 Later Buffalo, abandoned 1914
9 47011 Katie Yacht Wood 8 1871
?? 95568 Harry Burke Sloop Wood 11 32 1879 ?? NLD 1897
10 80268 William McGregor Steamer Wood 733 1872 Later Transfer, abandoned 1910
11 100156 Ira H . Owen Steamer Wood 573 262 1872 Later Monohansett, burned 1907 near Thunder Bay I.
12 115140 Shawnee Schooner Wood 572 178 1873 Stranded 1911 near Cleveland
13 115141 Sandusky Schooner Wood 572 178 1873 Later Olga, sold to Canadian owners 1912
14 115158 Superior Steamer Wood 58 188 1873 Beached 1898 on Gull Island, Lake Michigan
15 95229 Hartford Schooner Wood 323 137 1873 Foundered 1894 in Lake Ontario
16 105351 Alpena C. Bewick et al. Steamer Wood 369 154 1874 Burnt 1891 in Lake St. Clair
17 75605 Jessie Linn Steamer Wood 905 1874 Later Massasoit, stranded 1894 near Buffalo
18 110338 R. B. Hayes Schooner Wood 687 177 1877 Foundered 1893 off Chicago
19 105809 Alcona Bewick & Comstock Cargo Ship Wood 775 185 1878 Burnt 1913 in Bay of Isles NS
20 76203 Jessie H. Farwell Walsh & Co. Laker Wood 1,201 1881 Later James W. Follette 1912, abandoned 1923
21 95600 Hiawatha Laker Wood 1,399 235 1880 Later Cabotia (Canada ON 133825) 1913, wrecked 1919
22 91220 Minnehaha Schooner Wood 822 199 1880 Wrecked 1893 in Lake Michigan
23 135487 Escanaba Esca. & Lake Mich. Tptn Laker Wood 1,161 201 1881 Later Baltimore 1899, wrecked 1901 in Lake Huron
24 91436 Manistique Laker Wood 473 157 1882 Scuttled 1933
Built by J. Craig & Sons in Trenton MI
25 115931 Sigma M. S. Smith Yacht Wood 159 135 1883 To Canadian owners 1911, abandoned 1925
26 115990 Schoolcraft Laker Wood 745 180 1884 To Canadian owners 1915, (C# 134270), burnt 1920 in Wolfe Island
27 110641 Rhoda Emily Laker Wood 570 1666 1884 Later Cream City 1914, wrecked 1918 in Lake Huron
28 Lila F. Yacht Wood 5 1884
29 76581 James H. Prentice Schooner Wood 485 168 1885 Converted to steamer 1886, abandoned 1934
30 140870 Lansing J. Dalzell & others Laker Wood 1,611 251 1886 Later Dexter Rood 1918, Lansing 1921, to Italy, scrapped 1922
31 106412 Ashland Schooner Wood 991 218 1886 To Canadian owners 1920, (C# 141596), scrapped 1936
32 85957 Gettysburg Alger Smith & Co Laker Wood 1,358 209 1887 Later Barnstaple 1916, foundered 1919
33 76695 J. C. Gilchrist J. C. Gilchrist & others Laker Wood 1,827 252 1887 Later Vermilion 1904, sank in tow 1914
34 76729 John Craig F. W. Gilchrist & others Laker Wood 2,044 275 1888 Later Panama 1904, wrecked 1906
35 161592 Volunteer Alger, Smith & Co Laker Wood 1,944 271 1888 Dismantled and burnt 1914
36 161586 Vita M. S. Smith Yacht Comp. 69 86 1888 Stranded 1910 in Georgian Bay
37 76796 Jeanie Steamer Wood 194 117 1889 Burnt 1891 in Toledo
38 130439 Niko J. Craig Laker Wood 1,039 189 1889 Wrecked 1924 in Lake Michigan
39 126568 C. W. Elphicke J. Craig Laker Wood 2,058 273 1889 Wrecked 1913 in Long Point ON
40 92105 Minx Nicholas Longworth Yacht Wood 29 1889 Abandoned 1915 in Detroit
Built by Blythe Craig Shipbuilding in Toledo OH
41 126629 Churchill Ward Transportation Co. Schooner Wood 1,010 202 1890 Foundered 1898 in Lake Michigan
42 76896 John W. Moore Moore & Bartow Laker Steel 1,961 246 1890 Later Edward N. Breitung 1916, to Canadian owners 1920 as John F. Morrow (ON 141758), Kipawa 1926, retired 1933, scrapped 1944
43 76914 John J. Barlum Richardson Tptn. Co. Schooner Wood 1,185 222 1890 Sank 1922 near Sandusky OH
44 H.P. Tobey Blythe Craig Shipbuilding Yacht Wood 8 1890
45 126738 City of Toledo Toledo & Islands SS Co Passenger Steel 1,003 212 1891 Scrapped 1948
46 Federal Shearwater U.S. Fish Commission Tug Wood 20 1891 Scrapped 1909
47 141143 Leroy Brooks Yacht Steel 39 1891 To Canadian owners 1910 (ON 116320), later Henry Stokes, Aburg RFR 1981
48 LV 55 Simmons Reef US Coast Guard Lightship Wood 129 1891 Later C&M Tug (ON 222024), abandoned 1932
49 LV 56 White Shoal US Coast Guard Lightship Wood 129 1891 Later Enterprise (ON 230266), abandoned 1935
50 LV 57 Grays Reef US Coast Guard Lightship Wood 129 1891 Condemned and sold 1924
51 208225 Portia Yacht Steel 21 1891 Originally built on spec., documented 1910, abandoned 1926
52 77037 John B. Ketcham 2nd J. M. Lond Cargo Ship Steel 908 193 1892 To Canadian owners (ON 130435), later Coalhurst 1926, Neebing 1927, foundered 1937 in Lake Superior
53 161693 Valley City Valley City Transit Co. Sternwheeler Steel 263 144 1892 Dismantled and shipped to Alaska 1898, John C. Barr (ON 77326), registered in Canada (ON 107853), abandoned 1930
54 92442 Mary Henry Houghton Sandsucker Wood 219 138 1892 Abandoned 1922
55 106974 Ann Arbor 1 Tol., A. A. & N. Mich. RR Co Rail Ferry Wood 1,128 260 1892 Scrapped 1910
56 106984 Ann Arbor 2 Tol., A. A. & N. Mich. RR Co Rail Ferry Wood 1,145 264 1892 Later Whale 1915, scrapped 1927
57 157370 Detroiter City of Detroit Fire Tug Wood 139 105 1893 To Canadian owners 1919 (ON 126227), dismantled 1942
Built by Craig Shipbuilding Company in Toledo
58 Degnan Bros. # 1 Degnan Brothers Barge Wood 1893
59 Degnan Bros. # 2 Degnan Brothers Barge Wood 1893
60 Degnan Bros. # 3 Degnan Brothers Barge Wood 1893
61 LV 59 Bar Point Shoal Poe Reef US Coast Guard Lightship Wood 160d 1893 Retired 1914, later tug Leathem D Smith (ON 218159), abandoned 1942
62 LV 60 Eleven Foot Shoal US Coast Guard Lightship Wood 160d 1893 Retired 1921
63 LV 61 Lake Huron North West Shoal US Coast Guard Lightship Wood 160d 1893 Retired 1921
64 LV 62 Poe Reef, Bar Point Shoal US Coast Guard Lightship Wood 160d 1893 Retired 1921
65 86282 Grandon Tug Comp. 47 60 1893 Abandoned 1936 in Vermillion OH
66 LV-58 Relief US Coast Guard Lightship Steel 449 1894
67 116719 Scorpion Geo. L. Craig Yacht Wood 14 1894
68 116688 Shenango No. 1 US & Ontario S.N.Co Rail Ferry Wood 1,942 283 1895 Burnt 1904
69 116695 Shenango No. 2 US & Ontario S.N.Co Rail Ferry Wood 1,938 283 Nov-95 Later Muskegon 1898, Pere Marquette 16 1901, Harriet B 1918, in collision and sank 1922
70 67317 L.M.C.F.T.C. Barge 3 Lake Mich. Car Ferry T Co Rail Barge Wood 1,581 Jun-96 Foundered in Lake Erie 1900
71 67318 L.M.C.F.T.C. Barge 4 Lake Mich. Car Ferry T Co Rail Barge Wood 1,581 Jun-96 Foundered in Lake Erie 1900
72 116717 S. M. Fischer Lake Mich. Car Ferry T Co Tug Steel 628 139 Jun-96 To France 1919 as Fischer
73 86412 General John M. Wilson Corps of Engineers Tug Steel 42 Apr-98 Later General Thomas Lincoln Casey 1915, James J. Murray, Johnny B, dismantled 1950
74 136677 Ernest A. Hamill Tug Steel 163 Jun-98 Assembled in Seattle, later Crolona, abandoned 1934
75 92953 Mae Miller, Bull and Knowlton Cargo Ship Steel 2,201 244 Jul-99 Later Neree 1920 (France), scrapped 1927
76 150836 Porto Rico NY & PR SS Co. Cargo Ship Steel 1,257 220 Nov-99 Later Nicaraguan 1917, Aristides 1920, Danae 1925, Danai 1928, Angeliki Venetzianou 1931, Thira 1933, scrapped 1938
77 145840 Tampico A. Hawgood Laker Steel 2,133 247 Jun-00 Barge 1962, sunk as breakwater 1968, later burnt and scrapped
78 127440 Chippewa Arnold Transport Ferry Steel 996 200 Jun-00 Burnt 1968 in Oakland
79 81715 Waccamaw Atlantic Coal & Lumber Co. Laker Steel 1,359 250 Oct-00 Later Royan 1916 (French), to Canadian owners, scrapped 1946
80 93118 Meteor Globe Nav Co Cargo Ship Steel 2,301 254 May-01 Wrecked 1926
81 107627 Argo Booth Packing Co Passenger Steel 1,089 173 May-01 Later Racine 1910, Rene 1918
82 150898 Puritan Graham & Morton Tptn Co Passenger Steel 1,547 259 May-01 Later George M. Cox 1933, wrecked 1933
83 100730 Iroquois Arnold Transit Co Passenger Steel 1,169 214 Jul-01 Later Alaska Shell 1975, scuttled 1984
84 141738 Lakeside Sandusky & Penin SS Co. Passenger Steel 285 148 Aug-01 Later Olcott 1911, Hurin 1917, Zelee 1924, Chimere 1931, F Ma 09 1940, Chimere 1945, scrapped 1947
85 3904 Buckman United Fruit Steamship Co. Psgr/Cargo Steel 1,820 253 Dec-01 Subcontract from West Bay City SB, later Admiral Evans 1914, scrapped 1936
86 81788 Watson United Fruit Steamship Co. Psgr/Cargo Steel 1,820 253 Dec-01 Subcontract from West Bay City SB, later Admiral Watson 1915, scrapped 1935
87 111405 Redondo Swayne & Hoyt Cargo Ship Steel 679 188 May-02 Scuttled 1948
88 127641 Charles Beatty Volunteer Tptn. Co. Cargo Ship Steel 986 211 Jun-02 Later Usona 1917, Bayusona 1917, Port de St. Malo 1921, Bayusona 1922, Roslyn 1922, Usona 1923, Ironwood 1936, scrapped 1974
89 145937 Thomas Adams Adams Tptn Co Laker Steel 3,784 371 Jul-02 Later Cletus Schneider 1918, scrapped 1962
90 145947 Toledo Sun Oil Co Tanker Steel 2,277 291 Sep-02 Later Dulcino 1920, Marina 1929, scuttled 1932
91 86662 Geo. L. Craig Monroe Tptn Co Laker Steel 3,762 371 Mar-03 Later Robert L. Paisley 1918, Pam Schneider 1930, scrapped 1963
92 200007 Grand Haven Grand Trunk Car Ferry Co Car Ferry Steel 2,320 306 Jul-03 Scrapped 1970
93 127731 City of South Haven Dunkley-Williams Tptn. Co. Passenger Steel 1,719 248 Jul-03 Later City of Miami 1919, E. G. Crosby 1924, burnt 1935
94 200203 Kensington Kensington Tptn Co Laker Steel 3,762 371 Aug-03 Later M. A. Reeb 1917, O. S. McFarland 1928, scrapped 1972
95 Young & Chesebrough Laker Steel Cancelled
96 202136 Craig Craig Shipbuilding Co. Tug Steel 32 53 Jun-05 Out of documentaion 1941
97 201153 Edith John F. Craig Yacht Steel 67 Jul-04 Later Manzinanita 1906, Kwasind 1914 , sold in Mexico 1915
98 201285 Arcadia W. L. Baum Yacht Steel 17 Aug-04 Foundered 1947 in the British West Indies
99 200920 Indianapolis Indiana Tptn Co Passenger Steel 765 180 Jun-04 Scrapped 1938
100 200919 City of Benton Harbor Graham & Morton Tptn Co Passenger Steel 1,286 252 Jun-04 Burnt 1938 and scrapped
101 201194 Capitola John F. Craig Yacht Steel 123 138 Aug-04 To Canadian owners 1943 (C# 176590), grounded and burnt 1948 near Brownsville TX
102 201815 R. E. Doville Toledo Sand Company Dredge Steel 199 120 Apr-05 Later Massey D 1968, H.B. Cunningham 1987, Steven H 1988.
103 201811 James P. Walsh Pittsburgh SS Company Laker Steel 5,630 489 May-05 Scrapped 1961
104 WAGL 4 Aspen Lighthouse Service Tender Steel 415 May-06 Sold 1948, laid up in Ferrysburg MI
105 202203 Engineer No. 4 Corps of Engineers Survey Steel 83 Jul-05 Later Albert Noble, Alexander B (C# 171017) 1944, Connie M, scrapped 1963
106 202711 Eugene Zimmerman L. S. Sullivan Laker Steel 5,630 489 Jan-06 Later Grand Island 1917, Poweraux Chris 1963, scrapped 1964
Built by Toledo Shipbuilding Company
107 202941 Theodore Roosevelt Indiana Tptn Co Passenger Steel 1,955 276 Apr-06 Scrapped 1950
108 203757 Sierra Inter-Ocean S.S.Co Laker Steel 4,846 439 439Apr-06 Scrapped 1964
109 203918 Charles Hubbard L.C.Smith Transit Co Laker Steel 4,846 439 Mar-07 Scuttled as breakwater 1967 in Burns Harbor
110 204190 Smith Thompson L.C.Smith Transit Co Laker Steel 4,786 439 Jun-07 Later Robert N. Joynt 1959, scrapped 1961
111 204973 John Dunn Jr. L.C.Smith Transit Co Laker Steel 6,160 514 Mar-08 Later Sprucedale 1961 (B 199405), scrapped 1969
112 204987 Fred G. Hartwell G.A.Tomlinson Laker Steel 6,223 514 Apr-08 Later Harry W. Croft 1918, scrapped 1969
113 206077 Wauketa White Star Line Passenger Steel 903 175 Dec-08 Scrapped 1952
114 206152 Denmark Pickhands, Mather & Co. Laker Steel 5,448 440 May-09 Scrapped 1961
115 207247 Norway United Tptn Co Laker Steel 6,673 504 Mar-10 Later Ruth Hindman 1964 (C 306342), scrapped 1976
116 207582 Ste. Claire Detroit & Windsor Ferry Co. Passenger Steel 870 181 Jun-10 Laid up in Toledo
117 207617 Erwin L. Fisher Argo Steamship Co. Laker Steel 1,184 220 Jun-10 Later Bayersher 1917 (B 140270), Port de Caen 1919, Bayersher 1922, Claremont 1923, George J. Whelan 1930, foundered 1930 off Dunkirk NY
118 208261 Ann Arbor No. 5 Ann Arbor RR Co Rail Ferry Steel 2,884 360 Dec-10 Scuttled 1968 as breakwater South Haven, Lake Michigan, raised and scrapped 1970
119 209235 Chief Wawatam Mackinac Tptn Co Ferry Steel 2,990 339 Sep-11 Barge 1990
120 Federal Miami Corps of Engineers Towboat Steel 230 1911 Out of service 1935
121 Federal Guyandot Corps of Engineers Towboat Steel 230 1911 Later C.S. Williams (ON 237068), to France 1944
122 Federal Scioto Corps of Engineers Towboat Steel 230 1912 Later R.J. Nugent (ON 253687), Miss Louisiana
123 209906 Thousand Islander Thousand Island SB Co Passenger Steel 355 May-12 To Canadian owners 1920 (C# 141756), foundered 1928 in Lake Huron
124 210590 George E. Warren Boston and Va. Tptn. Co. Cargo Steel 2,306 304 Oct-12 Later tanker, Harry Farnum 1917, scrapped 1937
125 210720 L. V. Stoddard Boston and Va. Tptn. Co. Cargo Steel 2,306 304 Nov-12 Later tanker, Walter Hardcastle 1917, W. L. Connelly 1922, Barbara 1937, Empire Taj 1941, Attock 1952, deleted 1956 (Pakistan)
126 210805 John L. Lowry Capt. John L. Lowry Passenger Steel 195 Dec-12 Later William P. Hall, George N. Roberts , dismantled 1950
127 210944 Sainte Marie Mackinac Tptn Co Rail Ferry Steel 2,383 250 Feb-13 Scrapped 1962
128 211553 Essex Walkerville & Detroit Ferry Ferry Steel 266 Aug-13 Later tug J. E. McQueen 1941 (C# 138145), Stoic 1943, to Ecuador 1944, foundered 1957
129 Barge Steel 360 1915 Apparently cancelled
130 Barge Steel 360 1915 Apparently cancelled
131 214218 Starlite Standard Oil Company Tanker Steel 1,930 252 Aug-16 Later Standtow No. 2 1921, Transito 1923, Esso No. 11 1938, Esso Santa Fe 1947, Trans-Ona No. 2 1960, deleted 1955
132 214217 Moonlite Standard Oil Company Tanker Steel 1,930 252 Aug-16 Later Admiral Peary 1924, Sonora 1934, burnt 1945
133 214440 Twilite Standard Oil Company Tanker Steel 1,955 252 Sep-16 Later Standtow No. 1 1921, Norsworthy 1925, Platapet 1927, Esso No. 1 1938, Esso Formosa 1947, Trans-Ona No. 1 1960, deleted 1955
134 214491 Dawnlite Standard Oil Company Tanker Steel 1,976 252 Oct-16 Later Pure Wofford 1930, San Carlos 1947, deleted 1951
135 214557 Sunlite Standard Oil Company Tanker Steel 1,976 252 Nov-16 Later Pure Sherrill 1930, san Gabriel 1948, deleted 1951
136 214568 Daylite Standard Oil Company Tanker Steel 1,976 252 Nov-16 Later Gyoshin Maru 1943, M.T.S. No. 6 1945, scrapped 1949
137 215122 Horace S. Wilkinson Great Lakes S.S.Co Laker Steel 8,338 588 May-17 Later Wiltranco I 1963, scrapped 1973 Germany
138 France Tours Cie Francaise des Chemins de Fer Cargo Ship Steel 1,984 251 Jul-17 Later Janine 1919, Andre Montreuil 1923, D'Enambuc 1925, Pessades 1934, Antonios 1936, Alga 1937, torpedoed and lost 1942
139 France Limoges Cie Francaise des Chemins de Fer Cargo Ship Steel 1,984 251 Sep-17 Later Kalev 1927, Gorgas 1950, scrapped 1952
140 215651 War Shell/Lakeshore UK Admiralty Laker Steel 1,977 251 Oct-17 Later Olympic 1923, Taganak (AG 45) 1942, Olympic 1946, Glento 1947, Pilhamn 1948, Lulu 1954, scrapped 1961
141 215756 War Bayonet/Lake Superior UK Admiralty Laker Steel 1,977 251 Oct-17 Later C. D. Johnson III 1926, Anna Schafer 1934, Tuluran (AG 46) 1942, Anna Schafer 1946, scrapped 1947
142 215796 War Rifle/Lake Bridge UK Admiralty Laker Steel 1,977 251 Nov-17 Later Cascade 1923, burnt and scuttled 1941, Indian Ocean
143 216260 War Flag/Lake Sunapee UK Admiralty Laker Steel 2,009 251 Apr-18 Later Frank Lynch 1922, Nestor 1937, Otto 1939, Irish Willow 1941, Veraguas 1946, scrapped 1960
144 216355 War Daisy/Lake Sebago UK Admiralty Laker Steel 2,010 251 May-18 Later Robert Johnson 1923, Hubert Schafer 1932, Santa Monica 1940, Avin 1958, wrecked 1961 and scrapped
145 216365 War Lily/Lake Cayuga UK Admiralty Laker Steel 2,010 251 May-18 Later Dorothy Wintermote 1923, wrecked 1938
146 216454 War Pansy/Lake Chelan UK Admiralty Laker Steel 2,010 251 Jun-18 Scrapped 1949
147 216528 Lake Catherine US Shipping Board Laker Steel 2,016 251 Jun-18 Later Oscar J. Lingeman 1925, Aetna 1937, Manasquan (AG 36) 1941, WIX 273, scrapped 1946
148 216571 Lake Frances US Shipping Board Laker Steel 2,016 251 Jul-18 Later Lee Hwa 1946, scrapped 1968
149 216804 Calaveras US Shipping Board Cargo Ship Steel 2,379 251 Sep-18 Scrapped 1928
150 217079 Calicorock US Shipping Board Cargo Ship Steel 2,379 251 Oct-18 Later Walter Fischer 1930, Nordafrika 1931, Balaton 1931, Okra 1933, scrapped 1960
151 217143 Calispell US Shipping Board Cargo Ship Steel 2,379 251 Oct-18 Later Berit 1930, Sheksna 1933, scrapped 1960
152 217207 Lake Calistoga US Shipping Board Cargo Ship Steel 2,379 251 Nov-18 Scrapped 1928
153 217264 Lake Callicoon US Shipping Board Cargo Ship Steel 2,379 251 Nov-18 Scrapped 1928
154 217587 Lake Strabo US Shipping Board Cargo Ship Steel 2,364 251 Feb-19 Scrapped 1928
155 217603 Lake Charlottesville US Shipping Board Cargo Ship Steel 2,364 251 Mar-19 Scrapped 1927
156 217736 Lake Calvenia US Shipping Board Cargo Ship Steel 2,364 251 Apr-19 In collision and sank 1920
157 218330 Lake Festina US Shipping Board Cargo Ship Steel 2,571 251 Jun-19 Later Samoyed 1930, Pugachev 1945, scrapped 1960
158 218384 Lake Festus US Shipping Board Cargo Ship Steel 2,571 251 Jul-19 Later Mayan 1928, Nino Claudio 1941, Valerio 1946, sank off Brittany 1947
159 218509 Lake Fibre US Shipping Board Cargo Ship Steel 2,571 251 Aug-19 Scrapped 1931
160 218767 Lake Fielding US Shipping Board Cargo Ship Steel 2,571 251 Sep-19 Later Confucius 1926, Shinsei Maru No. 17 1928, bombed and lost 1945
161 219003 Lake Fife US Shipping Board Cargo Ship Steel 2,555 251 Sep-19 Later Fenicia 1925, torpedoed and lost 1941
162 219101 Lake Figart US Shipping Board Cargo Ship Steel 2,555 251 Oct-19 Scrapped 1930
163 219115 Lake Fighting US Shipping Board Cargo Ship Steel 2,555 251 Nov-19 Scrapped 1931
164 219257 Lake Filbert US Shipping Board Cargo Ship Steel 2,559 251 Nov-19 Later Nabesna 1923, Angouleme 1940, scrapped 1954
165 219277 Lake Fillion US Shipping Board Cargo Ship Steel 2,559 251 Nov-19 Later City of Dallas 1924, wrecked 1945
166 219616 Lake Fillmore US Shipping Board Cargo Ship Steel 2,559 251 May-20 Later Bridgetown 1922, Boyaca 1933, Otori Maru 1941, wrecked 1943
167 219644 Lake Filson > Rushville US Shipping Board Cargo Ship Steel 2,559 251 Apr-20 Later Commercial Mariner 1928, Commercial Alabaman 1931, Kamchatneft-Razvedka 1938, scrapped 1960
168 219857 Lake Fincastle > Union Liberty US Shipping Board Cargo Ship Steel 2,559 251 Apr-20 Later Wichita Falls 1928, Hai Su 1946, An Kuo 1955, scrapped 1960
169 219939 Lake Fine >Pulsaski US Shipping Board Cargo Ship Steel 2,559 251 Apr-20 Later Bridgetown 1922, Boyaca 1933, Otori Maru 1941, wrecked 1943
170 220419 Lake Finkton > Santa Isabel US Shipping Board Cargo Ship Steel 2,559 251 Aug-20 Later Nidarnes 1940, torpedoed and lost 1942
171 220573 Lake Finney > Santa Eulalia US Shipping Board Cargo Ship Steel 2,559 251 Sep-20 Later Polcevera 1938, Palma 1943, torpedoed and lost 1943
172 220624 Lake Firth > Santa Veronica US Shipping Board Cargo Ship Steel 2,559 251 Oct-20 Later Breiva 1937, Togo Maru 1939, wrecked 1940
173 222332 La Salle Detroit & Windsor Ferry Co. Ferry Steel 677 161 Jun-22 Later Almond 1942, La Salle 1946, scrapped 1952
174 222830 Worrell Clarkson The Kinsman Transit Co. Laker Steel 8,203 671 Mar-23 Later Ernest T. Weir 1936, George R. Fink 1953, scrapped 1973
175 223376 John W. Boardman Huron Transportation Co. Laker Steel 4,011 341 Oct-23 Later Lewis G. Harriman 1965, hulked 1990, still afloat 2003
176 223607 William K. Field Reiss Steamship Co. Laker Steel 8,195 588 Apr-24 Later Reiss Brothers 1934, George D. Goble 1970, Robert S. Pierson 1980, Spruceglen 1982, scrapped 1985
177 226597 Wabash Wabash Railway Co. Ferry Steel 3,366 1927 Later City of Green Bay 1963, scrapped 1974
178 226895 B. F. Affleck Pittsburgh S.S.Co Laker Steel 7,964 588 Aug-27 Scrapped 1986
179 170493 Central Dredging No. 1 Central Dredging Co. Scow Steel 643 1928 Later (1936) Scow No. 27
180 170494 Central Dredging No. 2 Central Dredging Co. Scow Steel 643 1928 Later (1936) Scow No. 28
181 228829 R. W. Holst Vermillon Sand & Supply Sandsucker Steel 184 114 1929
182 229098 John Kendall City of Detroit Fire Tug Steel 347 128 1929
183 230113 Windsor Wabash Railway Co Rail Ferry Steel 3,131 358 1930 Hulked 1969
184 229753 Thomas W. Lamont Pittsburgh S.S.Co Laker Steel 7,964 588 May-30 Scrapped 1987
185 170913 # 57 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Scow Steel 1,174 223 1930
186 170914 # 58 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Scow Steel 1,174 223 1930
187 WAG 38 Eskimo/Storis U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Steel 1,715d 30-Sep-42 Retired 2007, to be museum
188 WAGB 83 Manitowoc/Mackinaw U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker Steel 5,200d 20-Dec-44 Retired 2006, museum in Mackinaw City MI
Built by AmShip Toledo
189 263980 Edward B. Greene Cleveland-Cliffs SS Co Laker Steel 11,726 629 Jun-52 Later Benson Ford 1985, Kaye E. Barker 1989, active
190 na Merritt-Chapman Corp Caisson Steel nm 1954 Cable Bent Cofferdam for the Mackinaw Bridge
191 Huron R.C. McDowell Co. Barge Steel 800 1955
192 276445 John Sherwin Interlake Steamship Co Laker Steel 14,144 690 Apr-58 Active
193 278807 Shenango II Shenango Furnace Co Laker Steel 13,598 690 May-59 Later Charles M. Beeghly 1967, active
194 No. 10 Sweep Raft Steel USACOE ?
195 No. 11 Sweep Raft Steel USACOE ?
196 291691 Triangle I Blue Circle Cement Cement Barge Steel 3,674 Jun-63 Later Becraft, active
197 AO 105 Mispillion United States Navy Oiler Steel 12,840d 1965 Jumboization
508404 Transsuperior Hudson Waterways Inc. Tanker Steel 11,957 1967 Jumboization
198 R 103 Researcher N.O.A.A. Research Steel 2,750d Jun-70 Later Malcolm Baldridge 1988, Ushuaia 2001, active
199 PF 107 Tapi Thai Navy Corvette Steel 1,172d Nov-71 Active
200 550520 Roger M. Keyes American Steamship Laker Steel 20,433 Aug-73 Later Adam E. Cornelius 1989, active
201 Kinsman Marine Transit Laker Steel 18,900 Cancelled
906 581479 Mesabi Miner Interlake Steamship Laker Steel 34,729 Jun-77 Forebody for Lorain, active
907 595539 George A. Stinson American Steamship Laker Steel 34,569 Oct-78 Forebody for Lorain, later American Spirit 2004, active
908 621104 Edgar B. Speer U.S. Steel Laker Steel 34,620 Sep-80 Forebody for Lorain, active
909 631668 William J. Delancey Pickands Mather Laker Steel 36,360 May-81 Forebody for Lorain, later Paul R. Tregurtha 1990, active

 

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