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Great Lakes Engineering Works, Ecorse/River Rouge MI, Ashtabula OH and St. Clair MI

Great Lakes Engineering Works, or GLEW, was established in 1903 on the Detroit River, in Ecorse MI. In 1905, the company took over the Columbia Iron Works, in St. Clair MI, which at that time had only built two ships. The yard in Ashtabula OH was started in 1912. The Ecorse yard was later renamed the River Rouge yard, as a result of reincorporation of the community. GLEW closed in 1960. In the table below, the ships built in St. Clair have an S after their hull numbers and the ships built in Ashtabula have an A. Note that the Ashtabula yard had its own series of hull numbers from 1919 onwards. See the site of the Ecorse yard from the air on Google here. There is a wonderful book about this yard, "The Great Lakes Engineering Works: The Shipyard and Its Vessels", written by Skip Meier and Wayne Garrett, and published by the Marine Historical Society of Detroit: astonishing detail and lots of great pictures. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 21 December 2021.

Hull# O.N. Original Name Original Owner Type GT Feet Delivery Disposition
Built in St. Clair by Columbia Iron Works Before Its Acquisition
1S 81871 Winnebago Iroquois Transit Co. Cargo Ship 1,091 Jul-03 Wrecked off Point Arena 1909
2S 200151 John C. Howard Hall Coal Co. Cargo Ship 1,244 Aug-03 Later Melville Dollar 1908, Jinyo Mary 1917, Shin Ping 1920, scrapped 1930
Built by Great Lakes Engineering Works in All Three Locations
1 200948 R W England England Transit Laker 3,887 363 Jun-04 Later Frank Seither 1920, Fontana 1923, scrapped 1960
2 201607 Detroit Michigan Central RR RR Ferry 2,220 2996 Dec-04 Converted to barge 1969, scrapped 2008
3S 162293 Earthquake Dunbar & Sullivan Dump Scow 384 106 1904 Later Scow No. 130, scrapped 1968
4 na No name Great Lakes EW Dry-Dock nm 1904 Three 143-ft. sections, sold to Mexico 1978
5 201961 James E Davidson Inter Ocean SS Laker 6,206 504 Jun-05 Scrapped 1963
6 202033 Hoover and Mason Zenith SS Co Laker 5,841 504 Jul-05 Later Colonel E. M. Young 1928, Sparkman D. Foster 1954, scrapped 1963
7 202325 Superior Western Transit Laker 4,544 381 Aug-05 Later Ralph Budd 1927, L. A. McCorquadale 1959, scrapped 1966
8 202368 Peter White Presque Isle Tptn Laker 6,184 504 Sep-05 Later John C. Hay 1959, scrapped 1961
9 202542 William G. Mather Cleveland Cliffs Iron Laker 6,838 538 Oct-05 Later J. H. Sheadle 1925, H. L. Gobeille 1955, Nicolet 1965, scrapped 1996
10 202625 Delaware Erie & Western Tptn Package 3,901 363 Nov-05 Later Fred W. Sargent 1927, Papudo 1945, Rauli 1954, scrapped 1961
11S 202149 George H Russell Gilchrist Tptn. Laker 4,978 462 Jul-05 Later Canopus 1913, scrapped 1962
12S 202475 Frank J Hecker Gilchrist Tptn. Laker 4,978 462 Oct-05 Later Perseus 1913, foundered off Azores 1961
13 na No name Great Lakes EW Dry-Dock nm 1905 One section, sold to Mexico 1978
14 202770 Frank C Ball Globe SS Laker 6,909 538 Apr-06 Later J. R. Sensibar 1930, Conallison 1981, scrapped 1984
15 202839 B F Jones Interstate SS Laker 6,939 538 Apr-06 In collision and scrapped 1955, part of wreck later crane lighter SSC-1
16 203056 James Laughlin Interstate SS Laker 6,939 538 May-06 Later Helen Evans 1964, scrapped 1981
17 202859 William P. Snyder Shenango SS Laker 6,939 530 Apr-06 Later Elton Hoyt II 1926, Alex D. Chisholm 1952, Medusa Challenger 1966, Southdown Challenger 1999, St. Mary's Challenger 2004, active
18 162762 Handy Andy Dunbar & Sullivan Dredge 471 May-06 Later J. E. Commander (Canadian ON 138146), NLD 2000
19S 203071 Ashtabula Penna & Ontario SS RR Ferry 2,670 338 May-06 In collision and sank off Ashtabula 1958, raised and scrapped 1959
20 203206 Michigan Grand Island SS Laker 6,924 530 Jul-06 Later Goudreaux 1966, scrapped 1969
21 203364 Ishpeming Grand Island SS Laker 6,924 538 Aug-06 Later Thornhill 1966, scrapped 1981
22 203628 J H Sheadle Cleveland Cliffs Iron Laker 6,924 513 Oct-06 Later F. A. Bailey 1925, La Salle 1930, Meaford 1966, Pierson Independent 1979, Company 1980, scrapped 1980
23 203204 John M McKerchey John M McKerchey Dredge 732 Jun-06 Sank off Lorain 1950
24 203540 E L Wallace Dearborn Transit Laker 4,956 420 Oct-06 Later Marquette 1917, Poweraux Roger 1963, scrapped 1965
25S John Mitchell Cornell SS Co. Inc. Laker 4,446 420 Mar-07 In collision and sank off Vermillion Point 1911
26S 204121 William B Davock Vulcan SS Laker 4,468 420 May-07 Foundered off Pentwater 1940
27 203891 Thomas F Cole Pittsburgh SS Laker 7,268 589 Mar-07 Scrapped 1980
28 204238 Wilpen Shenango SS Laker 7,612 554 Jun-07 Later David P. Thompson 1926, Joseph S. Young 1969, scrapped 1979
29 203979 D O Mills Mesaba SS Laker 6,598 532 Apr-07 Later G. A. Tomlinson 1960, scrapped 1980
30 204393 Millinockett Millinockett SS Laker 6,215 311 Aug-07 Later Herbert K. Oakes 1916, Steelton 1925, Cornwall 1943, scrapped 1946
31 204563 John J Boland York Transit Laker 6,035 511 Oct-07 Later Thunder Bay Quarries 1939, Harris N. Snyder 1953, scrapped 1974
32 204815 Jacob T Kopp Pennsylvania SS Line Laker 6,035 480 May-08 Later G. N. Wilson 1928, Consumers Power 1931, Harry Yates 1934, Edmund P. Smith 1939, scrapped 1963
33 204720 Josiah G Munro Frontier SS Laker 6,971 530 Dec-07 Later Effingham B. Morris 1916, Lebanon 1925, scrapped 1967
34 na No name Detroit River Tunnel Tunnel Section 1907 In service
35 204650 Rochester Western Transit Freighter 4,571 Jul-07 Later Alfred H. Smith 1921, Quintero 1946, Atacama 1954, scrapped 1960
36 204945 Burlington Rutland Transit Laker 2,285 244 Mar-08 Later Juneau 1917, Back Bay 1923, scrapped 1950
37 204944 Bennington Rutland Transit Laker 2,285 244 Mar-08 Later Valdez 1917, Brockton 1923, scrapped 1950
38 205009 M A Bradley Alva SS Laker 5,539 400 Mar-08 Later Graham C. Woodruff 1929, Fred L. Hewitt 1941, Everetton 1947 (Canadian ON 177817), scrapped 1968
39S 205017 Normania Ashtabula SS Laker 4,871 420 May-08 Later William F. Stifel 1916, scrapped 1961
40 205072 Harry A Berwind Mutual SS Laker 6,634 532 Apr-08 Later Harvey H. Brown 1918, Parker Evans 1964 (Canadian ON 306052), Marlhill 1978, foundered off Cape Charles 1981
41 205186 William Livingstone Mutual SS Laker 6,634 532 May-08 Later S. B. Way 1936, Crispin Oglebay 1948, scrapped 1974
42 205285 James Corrigan Frontier SS Laker 6,971 530 Aug-08 Later Arthur E. Newbold 1916, Maryland 1925, Henry LaLiberte 1954, scrapped 1974
43 205349 Daniel B Meacham Frontier SS Laker 6,971 530 Aug-08 Later Edwin E. Slick 1916, Lackawanna 1925, scrapped 1970
44-52 na No names Detroit River Tunnel Tunnel Section 1908 9 sections, in service
53S 205239 Adam E Cornelius American SS Laker 4,900 475 Aug-08 Later Detroit Edison 1948, George F. Rand 1954, Avondale (Canadian ON 316352) 1962, scrapped 1975
54 205458 Wyandotte Wyandotte Tptn Laker 2,095 Jul-08 Scrapped 1966
55 205648 Ecorse Great Lakes EW Tug 52 1908 Scrapped 1941
56 206045 Theodore H Wickwire American SS Laker 5,141 444 May-09 Later Harry Yates 1939, Blanche Hindman 1960, scrapped 1968
57 206044 Clifford F Moll American SS Laker 5,141 444 May-09 Later Standard Portland Cement 1933, Elmdale (Canadian ON 199397) 1960, K. A. Powell 1973, scrapped 1979
58 163780 Ulster Dunbar & Sullivan Dump Scow 316 125 1909 Abandoned and scrapped 1948
59 163779 Munster Dunbar & Sullivan Dump Scow 316 125 1909 Lost off Harbor Beach MI 1936
60 206229 North Sea Mutual Transit Package Boat 3,921 May-09 Later Edward Chambers 1927, scrapped 1951
61S 206144 North Lake Mutual Transit Package Boat 3,861 Apr-09 Later J. E. Gorman 1927, Adelaide 1948, scrapped 1954
62 206329 Shenango Shenango SS Laker 8,047 581 May-09 Later B. W. Druckenmiller 1958, A. T. Lawson 1964, George G. Henderson (Canadian ON 370161) 1976, Howard F. Andrews 1979, Elmglen 1982, scrapped 1984
63 206423 G A Boeckling Cedar Point Resort Ferry 328 155 1909 Hulked 1952, burnt Toledo 1989
64 163778 Leinster Dunbar & Sullivan Dump Scow 316 125 1909 NLD 1957
65 163776 Connaught Dunbar & Sullivan Dump Scow 316 125 1909 NLD 1957
66 206419 Stadacona Stadacona SS Laker 6,014 479 Jul-09 Later W. H. McGean 1920, Robert S. McNamara 1962, scrapped 1974
67 164157 Erin Dunbar & Sullivan Dump Scow 316 125 1910 NLD 1957
68 na No name Detroit River Tunnel Tunnel Section 1910 In service
69 na No name Great Lakes EW Dry Dock 1910 Sold to Mexico 1978
70S 207011 North Star Mutual SS Freighter 3,849 1909 Later H. A. Scandrett 1928, Hamina 1947, scrapped 1954
71 207283 Ontario Northern Lakes SS Laker 5,494 444 Apr-10 Later F. R. Hazard 1916, James E. Ferris 1924, hulked 1975, scrapped 1979
72 207284 Champlain Northern Lakes SS Laker 5,494 444 May-10 Later Frank Billings 1916, scrapped 1962
73 207448 St Clair Northern Lakes SS Laker 5,494 444 Apr-10 Later E. L. Pierce 1916, John S. Manuel 1924, scrapped 1961
74 207790 William J Olcott Pittsburgh SS Laker 7,568 588 1910 Later George E. Seedhouse 1970, hulked 1975, scrapped 1993
75 207981 William B Dickson Pittsburgh SS Laker 7,568 588 Oct-10 Later Merle McCurdy 1969, scrapped 1988
76 208157 William P Palmer Pittsburgh SS Laker 7,602 588 Dec-10 Scrapped 1979
77S 207361 Harry Yates American SS Laker 6,077 511 Jun-10 Later Consumers Power 1934, Fred A. Manske 1958, Leadale (Canadian ON 316036) 1962, scrapped 1979
78S 207766 Theodore H Wickwire, Jr American SS Laker 6,077 511 Aug-10 Later Thunder Bay Quarries 1932, United States Gypsum 1939, sank off Sydney NS 1973
79 208397 Willis L King Interstate SS Laker 7,568 588 May-11 Later C. L. Austin 1953, scrapped 1984
80S 164322 Gossoon Dunbar & Sullivan Dump Scow 134 70 1910 NLD 1994
81 na No name Great Lakes EW Caisson 1911 For the Ashtabula graving dock
82 209185 Col. James M Schoonmaker Shenango SS Laker 8,603 590 Oct-11 Later Willis B. Boyer 1969, museum in Toledo since 1987
83 209662 William P Snyder, Jr Shenango SS Laker 8,603 590 Apr-12 Scrapped Port Colborne Ont. 1986
84 209001 Penobscot Harper Tptn. Cargo Ship 2,294 Aug-11 Later P.L.M. 2 1916, Lairg 1925, Tristan 1928, Lepus 1949, foundered off Philippines 1956
85 209002 Seaconnet Harper Tptn. Cargo Ship 2,294 Aug-11 Mined and lost in North Sea 1916
86 209192 M E Harper Harper Tptn. Cargo Ship 2,294 Sep-11 Later S.N.A. 2 1916, sunk off Scarborough 1917
87 209191 F J Lisman Harper Tptn. Cargo Ship 2,294 Sep-11 Later P.L.M. 3 1916, in collision and sunk off Ile de Groix 1917
88 Portsmouth Philadelphia Trust Barge 1,159 1911 Conversion of whaleback barge for ocean service, foundered 1927 off Freeport TX
89 Bangor Philadelphia Trust Barge 1,159 1911 Conversion of whaleback barge for ocean service, stranded 1912 off Hampton Roads
90 Providence Philadelphia Trust Barge 1,159 1911 Conversion of whaleback barge for ocean service, to Britain 1929, abandoned 1932
91 Boston Philadelphia Trust Barge 1,159 1911 Conversion of whaleback barge for ocean service, later Freeport Sulphur No.3, Pure Oil No.9, Pure Detonex, scrapped 1946
92 Lynn Philadelphia Trust Barge 1,159 1911 Conversion of whaleback barge for ocean service, scrapped 1924
93 Salem Philadelphia Trust Barge 1,159 1911 Conversion of whaleback barge for ocean service, later Freeport Sulphur No. 4, Pure Oil No. 10, Pure Nulube, scrapped 1946
94 Searsport Philadelphia Trust Barge 1,159 1911 Conversion of whaleback barge built in 1893, for ocean service, lost off Fire I. 1911
95A 209971 Louis R Davidson American SS Laker 6,356 511 Jun-12 Later Diamond Alkali 1932, Dow Chemical 1939, Ferndale (Canadian ON 317134) 1964, scrapped 1979
96 209336 Grayson Ocean Freight Line Cargo Ship 2,551 247 Nov-11 Wrecked off Stroma 1920
97 209335 Borinquen Ocean Freight Line Cargo Ship 2,551 247 Nov-11 Later Jose Estruch 1921, Maria Dalme de R. 1923, scrapped 1933
98 209738 Yaguez Ocean Freight Line Cargo Ship 2,551 247 May-12 Later Rochester 1917, torpedoed and sunk in North Atlantic 1917
99 209741 Bayamon Ocean Freight Line Cargo Ship 2,551 247 May-12 Later Vacuum 1916, torpedoed and sunk off Scotland 1917
100 167981 No. 60 Great Lakes Dredge Dump Scow 134 143 1912 Later 18, scrapped 1961
101 210287 Robert M Thompson American Tptn. Cargo Ship 2,561 247 Aug-12 To USN 1918 as ID 3319, returned 1919, scrapped 1928
102 210368 A A Raven American Tptn. Cargo Ship 2,458 247 Aug-12 Torpedoed and sunk near the Scilly Isles 1918
103 210550 Ruby American Tptn. Cargo Ship 2,561 247 Sep-12 Scrapped 1928
104A 210661 Edison Light Boston & Virginia Tptn. Cargo Ship 2,549 247 Oct-12 Later P.L.M. 1, missing, presumed lost, 1916
105A 210735 George Hawley Boston & Virginia Tptn. Cargo Ship 2,549 247 Nov-12 Later tanker Gene Crawley 1917, barge Pure Van 1933, Sea Mare 1948, abandoned 1950
106 210990 Boston Western Transit Package Boat 4,184 350 Mar-13 Later J. M. Davis 1925, Canopus 1949, scrapped 1972
107 211076 North American Chicago, Duluth & Georgian Bay Transit Passenger 2,317 259 May-13 Foundered off Nantucket 1967
108 A.N.O.T. Co. No. 1 A.N.O.T. Co. SP Barge 416 Jun-13 Later US Gorgas, Urban, reported as abandoned but later Esso Barge No.1 (ON 176143), NLD 1951
109 A.N.O.T. Co. No. 2 A.N.O.T. Co. SP Barge 476 Jun-13 Later US Eutah, scrapped 1924
110 A.N.O.T. Co. No. 3 A.N.O.T. Co. SP Barge 416 Jun-13 Later US Holt, scrapped 1924
111 A.N.O.T. Co. No. 4 A.N.O.T. Co. SP Barge 416 1913 Later US Unloader, scrapped 1924
112 A.N.O.T. Co. No. 5 A.N.O.T. Co. SP Barge 454 Jan-14 Later US Biloxi, scrapped 1927
113 A.N.O.T. Co. No. 6 A.N.O.T. Co. SP Barge 516 1914 Later US Jackson, scrapped 1924
114 A.N.O.T. Co. No. 7 A.N.O.T. Co. SP Barge 416 Cancelled
115 A.N.O.T. Co. No. 8 A.N.O.T. Co. SP Barge 416 Cancelled
116 A.N.O.T. Co. No. 9 A.N.O.T. Co. SP Barge 416 Cancelled
117 A.N.O.T. Co. No. 10 A.N.O.T. Co. SP Barge 416 Cancelled
118 A.N.O.T. Co. No. 11 A.N.O.T. Co. SP Barge 416 Cancelled
119 A.N.O.T. Co. No. 12 A.N.O.T. Co. SP Barge 416 Cancelled
120 A.N.O.T. Co. No. 13 A.N.O.T. Co. SP Barge 416 Cancelled
121 A.N.O.T. Co. No. 14 A.N.O.T. Co. SP Barge 416 Cancelled
122 A.N.O.T. Co. No. 15 A.N.O.T. Co. SP Barge 416 Cancelled
123 New Orleans A.N.O.T. Co. SP Barge 711 1914 Scrapped 1922
124 Multnomah Army Corps of Engineers Dredge 1135d 1913 Assembled at Portland Oregon by Portland Iron Works, abandoned 1977
125 Wahkiakum Army Corps of Engineers Dredge 1135d 1913 Assembled at Portland Oregon by Portland Iron Works, in service as barge
126 T. & C. No. 2 Thornton & Chester Milling Barge 351 1913 Later Mann Brothers Co. No. 2, scrapped 1951
127A 211352 Charles Heiden United Fuel and Supply Laker 717 1913 Later Pine Ridge 1934, Santa Angela 1952, scrapped 1965
128 165395 Hibernia Dunbar & Sullivan Dump Scow 316 125 1913 NLD 1957
129 214213 Maitland No. 1 Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Nav. Ferry 2,757 338 1916 Later barge 1942, later Trio Trado, foundered off Rockland ME 1981
130 214656 Maitland No. 2 Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Nav. Ferry 2,757 338 1917 Delivered as Ann Arbor No. 6, later Arthur K. Atkinson 1959, laid up in Ludington MI
131 na Maitland No. 3 Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Nav. Ferry 2,757 338 Cancelled
132 212080 Huron Wyandotte Tranportation Laker 4,810 415 Apr-14 Scrapped 1973
133 212244 South American Chi., Dul. & Georgian Bay Transit Passenger 2,662 291 Jun-14 Hulked 1967, scrapped 1992
134A 212354 William H. Donner Mahoning SS Laker 6,311 504 Jul-14 Hulked 1969, Milwaukee 1970-1992, now at Menominee, in use as crane barge
135 International Atlantic Coast SS Cargo Ship 1,815 Aug-14 Later S.N.A. 1 1916, Benmaple (Canadian ON 146135) 1923, sank in collision in St Lawrence 1936
136 167982 No. 62 Gillen Dredge & Dock Dump Scow 493 150 1914 Later 19, sold to US Government 1947, fate unknown
137 172450 Kerry Gow Cedar Point Resort Dredge 86 60 1914 NLD 1956
138 New Egyptian Portland Cement Cement Barge 1914 Believed scrapped 1942
139 249901 New Egyptian Portland Cement Tug 14 1914 Later Harry J, Betsey Lou, Birmco 1946, active
140 New Egyptian Portland Cement Cement Barge 1914 Believed scrapped 1942
141 New Egyptian Portland Cement Cement Barge 1914 Believed scrapped 1942
142 New Egyptian Portland Cement Cement Barge 1914 Believed scrapped 1942
143 213149 Henry E Gillen Gillen Dredge & Dock Tug 96 75 1915 To USN 1918 as ID 1789 but not used, later LaSalle, John J Roche, Barney Nelson, Gayle K, Raven, Miramar Express, reefed off Key Biscayne 1991
144 166286 14 Dunbar & Sullivan Dump Scow 397 130 1915 Abandoned 1974
145 166287 15 Dunbar & Sullivan Dump Scow 397 130 1915 Abandoned 1974
146 212420 International Atlantic Coast SS Cargo Ship 1,709 Jul-15 Later Clinchfield 1915, S.N.A. 3 1916, torpedoed and lost off Flamborough Head 1917
147 213693 Yaque Clyde SS Cargo Ship 1,414 246 Nov-15 Later Doris 1928, Trajan 1929, lost 1941
148 213734 Yuna Clyde SS Cargo Ship 1,414 246 Nov-15 Wrecked on Mouchoir Bank, in the Bahamas 1919
149 213730 Inca Clyde SS Cargo Ship 1,414 246 Nov-15 Later Norco 1938, wrecked on Little Corn Island, Nicaragua 1964
150A 213747 Morris Adler Passolt & Co. Cargo Ship 2,481 253 Nov-15 Later Jotunfjell 1916, Varangfjell 1934, Varangberg 1939, torpedoed and lost 25-Sep-41
151 166284 No. 10 Contractors Service Flat Scow 235 143 1915 NLD 1918
152 No. 11 Contractors Service Flat Scow 235 143 1915 NLD 1918
153A 214265 Resolute Merritt-Chapman Tug 453 135 1916 To USN 1918 as SP 1309, returned 1919, scrapped 1954
154 214234 William A. McGonagle Pittsburgh SS Laker 7,811 580 Jul-16 Later Henry Steinbrenner 1986, scrapped 1994
155 214061 Conneaut Wyandotte Tptn. Laker 4,749 415 Jul-16 Later Wyandotte 1963, scrapped 1973
156A 214085 Corona/Edith J. Osgood Corona Coal Cargo Ship 2,483 253 Jun-16 Later Gratangen 1916, sunk 1917
157 214565 Norfolk Clyde-Mallory Lines Cargo Ship 2,450 253 1916 Later Hsin Hwa 1946, scrapped 1958
158 214565 Philadelphia Clyde SS Cargo Ship 2,482 253 1916 Scrapped Baltimore 1936
159 Munisla Munson SS Cargo Ship 1,697 Aug-16 Missing, presumed lost in Caribbean 1919
160A 225917 Sekstant A/S Sekstant Cargo Ship 2,481 253 Sep-16 Later Nordstrand 1922, Maurice Tracy 1926, in collision and sank 1944
161 na Aristobulo de Valle Argentine Govt. (YPF) Tanker 2,454 253 May-17 Later Feodoro C. Plonczyk 1960, scrapped 1962
162 na P. L. M. No. 4 French Govt Cargo Ship 2,640 Sep-16 Torpedoed and sunk in English Channel 1917
163 na P. L. M. No. 5 French Govt Cargo Ship 2,820 Oct-16 Later Warta 1924, Turul 1935, scrapped 1954
164 215048 Pontiac Grand Isle SS Laker 8,200 581 May-17 Scrapped 1985
165A 214541 Clinchwood/Begina Clinchfield Navigation Cargo Ship 2,533 Nov-16 Later Condor 1921, Thomas Tracy (new ON 225122) 1925, wrecked off Cape Henlopen 1944
166 215214 Frank H. Goodyear Buffalo SS Laker 8,243 580 Jun-17 Later Diamond Alkali 1939, Buffalo 1976, Saginaw Bay 1978, scrapped 1985
167A 215153 Midvale Johnstown SS Laker 8,271 580 Jul-17 Later Bethlehem 1925, scrapped 1974
168 215643 Souk Ahras/Florence H France/USSB Cargo Ship 3,819 387 Oct-17 Destroyed by explosion and fire in Quiberon Bay 1918
169 215745 S.N.A. 4/Lake Tahoe France/USSB Cargo Ship 3,819 387 Nov-17 Later Evansville 1918, to USN 1918 as ID 2996, returned 1919, Soriano 1937, scuttled in Scapa Flow 1939, scrapped 1948
170 215870 August Zeising Pittsburgh SS Laker 8,271 580 Nov-18 Scrapped 1986
171 500269 River Rouge Great Lakes EW Scow 52 1916 Later Nicholson No. 1, No. 1, active
172A 215743 Sidi Mabrouk/Lake City France/USSB Cargo Ship 2,300 253 Oct-17 In collision off Key West and lost 1918
173A 215765 Perregaux/Lake George France/USSB Cargo Ship 2,486 253 Nov-17 Later Win On 1937, Hellenic City 1939, Folozu 1940, captured and renamed Eisho Maru 1941, sunk 1943
174 215766 War Leader/Lakeland Britain/USSB Cargo Ship 2,364 253 Nov-17 Later M. & J. Tracy 1923, scrapped 1948
175 215815 Fagerfjord/Lake Dunmore Norway/USSB Cargo Ship 2,396 253 Nov-17 Later El Cicuta 1923, Texada 1928, Howard Olson 1946, in collision and sunk off Point Sur 1956
176 216050 Mascotte/Lake Elizabeth Norway/USSB Cargo Ship 2,308 253 Apr-18 To USN 1918 as ID 2957, returned 1919, scrapped 1926
177 216052 War Goblin/Lake St Clair Britain/USSB Cargo Ship 2,308 253 May-18 To USN 1918 as ID 2904, returned 1919, scrapped 1927
178A 216185 War Elfin/Lake St Regis Britain/USSB Cargo Ship 2,238 253 Apr-18 To USN 1918 as ID 4261, returned 1919, scrapped 1927
179 216051 War Imp/Lake Houghton Britain/USSB Cargo Ship 2,308 253 May-18 Wrecked near Canso NS 1918
180A 216184 War Bugle/Lake Maurepas Britain/USSB Cargo Ship 2,242 253 May-18 Scrapped 1927
181A 216406 War Drum/Lake Louise Britain/USSB Cargo Ship 2,242 253 Jun-18 Later Gordon C Cooke, foundered off Delaware 1947
182 216169 War Music/Lake Owens Britain/USSB Cargo Ship 2,308 253 May-18 Torpedoed and sunk off Trevose Head 1918
183 216170 War Satyr/Lake Winona Britain/USSB Cargo Ship 2,308 253 May-18 Scrapped 1927
184 216168 War Sphynx/Lake Crystal Britain/USSB Cargo Ship 2,308 253 May-18 Foundered off Watch Hill RI 1946
185 216194 War Trumpet/Lake Allen Britain/USSB Cargo Ship 2,308 253 May-18 Wrecked while under tow off Nova Scotia 1942
186A 215424 War Cymbal/Lake Charlotte Britain/USSB Cargo Ship 2,239 253 Jun-18 To USN 1918 as ID 4394, returned 1919, scrapped 1927
187 216261 War Naiad/Lake Hemlock Britain/USSB Cargo Ship 2,308 253 May-18 Foundered off New London 1957
188A 216646 War Fairy/Lake Harris Britain/USSB Cargo Ship 2,217 253 Jun-18 To USN 1918 as ID 4429-A, returned 1919, scrapped 1927
189 216262 War Cornet/Lakehurst Britain/USSB Cargo Ship 2,308 253 Jul-18 Scrapped 1927
190 216481 War Flute/Lake Mary Britain/USSB Cargo Ship 2,292 253 Jun-18 To USN 1918 as ID 4269, returned 1919, scrapped 1927
191A 216738 War Sprite/Lake Pleasant Britain/USSB Cargo Ship 2,221 253 Aug-18 To USN 1918 as ID 4429, returned 1919, later Stamo 1946, Adriatica 1950, wrecked 1956 and scrapped 1957
192 216501 War Gnome/Lake Conesus Britain/USSB Cargo Ship 2,292 253 Jun-18 To USN 1918 as ID 4331, returned 1919, scrapped 1926
193 216570 War Harp/Lake Silver Britain/USSB Cargo Ship 2,292 253 Aug-18 Scrapped 1927
194 216569 Lake Janet USSB Cargo Ship 2,292 253 Aug-18 Scrapped 1926
195A 216912 Lake Marion USSB Cargo Ship 2,300 253 Sep-18 Scrapped 1926
196 216609 Lake Pearl USSB Cargo Ship 2,300 253 Sep-18 Scrapped 1926
197 216811 Lake Gardner USSB Cargo Ship 2,292 253 Aug-18 Scrapped 1927
198A 217086 Lake Sanford USSB Cargo Ship 2,232 253 Oct-18 Scrapped 1926
199 216890 Lakeville USSB Cargo Ship 2,300 253 Sep-18 Scrapped 1927
200A 217071 Connersville USSB Cargo Ship 2,232 253 Nov-18 Later Spec 1930, disappeared in storm off Newfoundland 1935
201 216948 Craincreek USSB Cargo Ship 2,300 253 Sep-18 Later Spurt 1929, Jaguar 1946, Taberg 1947, wrecked off Calais 1952, scrapped England 1953
202 217024 Cranenest USSB Cargo Ship 2,300 253 Oct-18 Later Jusan Maru 1938, torpedoed and sunk 1944
203A 217189 Crathorne USSB Cargo Ship 2,241 253 Nov-18 Later Frank J. Peterson 1926, Atlantic Trader 1941, Hsin Foo Shin 1945, Tai Yun 1949, scrapped 1961
204 216727 Crawl Keys USSB Cargo Ship 2,308 253 Aug-18 Later Keizan Maru 1938, torpedoed and sunk in East China Sea 10-Mar-45
205 217055 Craycroft USSB Cargo Ship 2,292 253 Oct-18 Later Fred W. Green 1927, torpedoed and lost off Bermuda 31-May-42
206 Corydon USSB Cargo Ship 2,300 253 Oct-18 Foundered in the Bahama Channel 1919
207 217203 Costilla USSB Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Nov-18 Later Charles L. O'Connor 1922, scrapped Baltimore 1948
208 217269 Cote Blanche USSB Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Nov-18 Later Michael Tracy 1923, scrapped Brunswick Ga. 1948
209 217270 Cotopaxi USSB Cargo Ship 2,351 253 Dec-18 Missing, presumed lost between Charleston SC and Havana 1925
210 217424 Cottonplant USSB Cargo Ship 2,450 253 Feb-19 Later F. A. Warner 1922, Lumberman 1930, Lumberlady 1940, scrapped 1971
211 217423 Cottonwood USSB Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Jan-19 Later Adria 1937, Coity Castle 1939, Stanburn 1946, sank off Tunisia 1946
212 217513 Coulee USSB Cargo Ship 2,450 253 Feb-19 Later William C. Atwater 1927, scrapped 1946
213 Council Bluffs USSB Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Feb-19 Mined and lost 1919
214 217605 Couparle USSB Cargo Ship 2,450 253 Mar-19 Later El Cedro 1923, scrapped 1946
215 217604 Courtois USSB Cargo Ship 2,450 253 Mar-19 Later Munmotor 1922, Rubens 1940, Hope 1949, Esperanza 1957, scrapped 1960
216 217728 Coushatta USSB Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Apr-19 Later John Tracy 1922, missing presumed lost off Pollock Rip 1927
217 217729 Coutolene USSB Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Apr-19 Later Anthony O'Boyle 1923, Heald 1928, wrecked off Vineyard Haven 1927
218 217774 Covalt USSB Cargo Ship 2,450 253 Apr-19 Later barge Patrick Sheridan 1949, scrapped 1954
219 218006 Covedale USSB Cargo Ship 2,450 253 May-19 Later Muncove 1922, Peeter 1940, Cathrine 1941, torpedoed and lost 17-Jun-41
220 217810 Covena USSB Cargo Ship 2,450 253 Apr-19 Later Josephine Lawrence 1937, Lawrence 1942, Junior N. Van Noy 1943, Northway 1950, barge Kathleen Sheridan 1951, foundered in Arthur Kill 1964
221 218005 Coverun USSB Cargo Ship 2,600 253 May-19 Later Mahukona 1922, Santa Clara 1941, exploded and sunk 1941
222 217898 Cowan USSB Cargo Ship 2,450 253 May-19 Later El Abeto 1923, Griffco 1928, Dimitrios 1946, Elaine 1948, Emin 1949, wrecked off Oran 1951
Built by Great Lakes Engineering Works in Ecorse
223 218100 Lake Elkwood USSB Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Aug-19 Scrapped 1930
224 218295 Lake Elkwater USSB Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Jul-19 Later Commercial Bostonian 1930, Ozorio 1940, torpedoed and sunk 27-Sep-42
225 218713 Lake Ellendale USSB Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Sep-19 Foundered off Puerto Rico 1943
226 218448 Lake Ellenorah USSB Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Aug-19 Scrapped 1929
227 218897 Lake Ellerslie USSB Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Sep-19 Scrapped 1929
228 218896 Lake Ellicott USSB Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Oct-19 Later Louisiana 1925, in collision off mouth of Mississippi and sank 1926
229 218895 Lake Ellijay USSB Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Oct-19 Scrapped 1927
230 219019 Lake Ellithorpe USSB Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Nov-19 Later Texas Trader 1932, Empire Kestrel 1940, torpedoed and sunk 1943
231 218959 Lake Ellsworth USSB Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Oct-19 Scrapped Baltimore 1930
232 219031 Lake Ellsbury USSB Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Nov-19 Later Munloyal 1925, scrapped Baltimore 1936
233 219201 Lake Elmdale USSB Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Nov-19 Scrapped Baltimore 1929
234 219032 Lake Elmhurst USSB Cargo Ship 2,674 253 Nov-19 Later City of Albany 1926, Commercial Orleanian 1929, Sakhalinneft 1938, Moskalvo 1945, scrapped 1960
235 219291 Lake Elmont USSB Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Dec-19 Scrapped Baltimore 1931
236 219430 Lake Slavi USSB Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Jan-20 Later Almeria Lykes 1926, Almeria 1940, wrecked off Trinidad 1940
237 219461 Lake Elmsford USSB Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Feb-20 Later Yakut 1929, scrapped USSR 1971
238 219542 Lake Elmwood USSB Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Feb-20 Later Yakugir 1929, scrapped USSR 1960
239 221218 Delphine Mrs. H. E. Dodge Yacht 1,255 242 May-21 Later Dauntless 1942, Delphine 1946, training ship Dauntless 1968, Delphine 1987, active
240 170547 Dupuis No. 6 A. J. Dupuis Co. Scow 56 60 1921 Later Melissa Lyn, active
241 17258 139 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Scow 336 125 1921 Scrapped 1971
242 222555 James MacNaughton Wilson Transit Laker 8,299 587 Nov-22 Later Ben Morell 1955, Alastair Guthrie 1977, scrapped 1985
243 222835 Wayne Walkerville & Detroit Ferry Ferry 379 134 Mar-23 Houseboat in New Orleans since 1952
244 223078 Frontenac Cleveland Cliffs Iron Laker 8,158 590 Jul-23 Wrecked in Silver Bay 1979, raised and scrapped
245 223909 Benson Ford Ford Motor Co. Laker 8,626 597 Aug-24 Later John Dykstra 1983, scrapped 1986
246 168914 TNT M L Sullivan Dredging Barge 175 111 1924 Active
247 224139 Edward J. Berwind Franklin SS Laker 8,318 596 Oct-24 Later Matthew Andrews 1963, Blanche Hindman (Canadain ON 327382) 1974, Lac Ste. Anne 1979, scrapped 1985
248 224409 Joseph H. Frantz Columbia SS Laker 8,289 602 Apr-25 Scrapped 2006
249 224662 William C. Atwater Wilson Transit Laker 7,768 589 May-25 Later E. J. Kulas 1936, Ben Morell 1953, Thomas E. Millsop 1955, E. J. Newberry (Canadian ON 370163) 1976, Cedarglen 1982, scrapped 1994
250 224850 William G. Mather Cleveland Cliffs Iron Laker 8,662 601 Jul-25 Preserved in Cleveland since 1988
251 225045 John A. Topping Columbia SS Laker 8,345 602 Sep-25 Later William A. Reiss 1935, scrapped 1994
252 225224 Halcyon Walkerville & Detroit Ferry Ferry 405 1925 Later Chaparral 1942, Treasure Unlimited 1952, Newfoundland Cruiser (Canadian ON 313944) 1961, wrecked on Baffin Island 1963
253 169512 GLDD No. 54 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Dump Scow 1,034 223 1925 Active
254 na No Name Ford Motor Co. Dry-Dock 1926 Scrapped 1928
255 226492 A. F. Harvey Pittsburgh SS Laker 7,973 588 May-27 Later Cedarville 1957, in collision and sank in Straits of Mackinac 1965
256 226885 S. T. Crapo Huron Tranportation Laker 4,769 392 Aug-27 Active
257 City of Detroit Police Department Boat 1927 Believed scrapped c1938
258 170010 No. 140 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Scow 723 165 1928 Active
259 170011 No. 141 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Scow 723 165 1928 Active
260 227292 Cadillac Detroit & Windsor Ferry Passenger 636 162 Apr-28 Later Arrowwood 1941, Lady Hamilton 1952, scrapped 1962
261 227644 The Straits of Mackinac State of Michigan Ferry 736 196 1928 Reefed off Chicago 2003
262 170102 No. 142 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Scow 360 1928 Sold to US Government 1943, no further trace
263 170066 No. 57 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Derrick Scow 402 120 1928 Scrapped 1968
264 170067 No. 58 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Derrick Scow 402 120 1928 Scrapped 1977
265 170026 Handy Billy City of Detroit Derrick Scow 94 1928 Sold Canada 1933, no trace
266 170423 No. 1 Robert Oakman Flat Scow 19 40 1928 NLD 1979
267 Duluth-Superior Dredging Company Anchor Scow 1928 No trace
268 170279 Dunbar Dunbar & Sullivan Company Dredge 399 110 1929 Later BC 11, active
269 228960 Myron C. Taylor Pittsburgh SS Company Laker 7,945 588 Aug-29 Later Calumet 2001, scrapped 2007
270 257377 G. L. E. Wks. Great Lakes Engineering Works Work Boat 11 37 1929 Active
271 170396 Napper Tandy Dunbar & Sullivan Company Barge 713 168 1929 Later DPS No.23, active
272 170445 Service Candler Dock & Dredge Scow 125 1929 NLD 1946
273 170458 No. 2 Candler Dock & Dredge Scow 70 1929 NLD 1946
274 229306 Eugene P. Thomas Pittsburgh SS Company Laker 7,860 588 Apr-30 Scrapped 1985
275 170883 Dupuis No. 12 A. J. Dupuis Co. Scow 264 112 1930 Later Anchor Bay, active
276 230960 Edgewater Ford Motor Co. Erie Canal Bulker 1,819 291 Jul-31 Later tanker Orion 1948, aft end scrapped 1964, forward end used as derrick barge until scrapped 1968
277 230959 Chester Ford Motor Co. Erie Canal Bulker 1,819 291 Aug-31 Later Lourival Lisboa 1947, Guararapes 1949, foundered 1956
278 231010 R H Goode Dunbar & Sullivan Company Tug 187 96 1931 Scrapped 1985
279 171503 Empire Dunbar & Sullivan Company Dredge 461 125 1932 Scrapped 1989
280 231780 Dearborn Ford Motor Co. Tug 109 1932 Later Milwaukee, Interstate, abandoned 1994
281 231990 Margaret Harry Bennett Yacht 48 61 1932 Later King, Billy B, Estharr, Abigail, Alycon, sold Peru 1959, no further trace
282 na Dahlia (WAGL 288) US Coast Guard Tender 160 Aug-33 Sold 1965 to Surinam, in existence as pleasure vessel
283 236370 Green Island Ford Motor Co. Erie Canal Bulker 1,946 Jun-37 Torpedoed in Gulf of Mexico and lost 1942
284 236397 Norfolk Ford Motor Co. Erie Canal Bulker 1,946 Jul-37 Later Humberdoc (Canadian O.N. 179585) 1950, scrapped 1969
285 237854 Ralph H. Watson Pittsburgh SS Company Laker 8,302 593 Sep-38 Scrapped 1989
286 237380 John Hulst Pittsburgh SS Company Laker 8,302 593 May-38 Scrapped 1983
287 241856 Leon Fraser Pittsburgh SS Company Laker 10,294 623 Jun-42 Later Alpena 1991, active
288 242023 Enders M. Voorhees Pittsburgh SS Company Laker 10,294 623 Jul-42 Wrecked 1989
289 242024 A. H. Ferbert Pittsburgh SS Company Laker 10,294 623 Aug-42 Scrapped 1988
290 243406 Adirondack/Richard J. Reiss Reiss SS Company Laker (L6-S-B1) 9,057 604 May-43 Later Manistee 2005, active
291 243423 Lake Angelina/Cadillac Cleveland Cliffs SS Co. Laker (L6-S-B1) 9,057 604 Jun-43 Scrapped 1987
292 243416 Hill Annex/George A. Sloan Pittsburgh SS Company Laker (L6-S-B1) 9,057 604 Jul-43 Later Mississagi (Canadian ON 822914) 2001, active
293 243587 McIntyre/Frank Purnell Interlake SS Company Laker (L6-S-B1) 9,057 604 Aug-43 Later Steelton 1966, Hull No. 3 1978, Pioneer 1979, C.T.C. No. 1 1983, active
294 243843 Robert C. Stanley Pittsburgh SS Company Laker (L6-S-B1) 9,057 604 Sep-43 Scrapped 1989
295 244505 Mesabi/Lehigh Bethlehem Steel Laker (L6-S-B1) 9,057 604 Nov-43 Later Joseph X. Robert 1981, Willowglen 1982, scrapped 2005
296 262971 Vacationland State of Michigan Ferry 3,854 345 Jan-52 Later Jack Dalton 1960, Pere Nouvel (Canadian 313942) 1962, Sunshine Coast Queen 1967, Gulf Kanayak 1981, foundered off Columbia River 1987
297 264349 Cason J. Calloway U.S. Steel Laker 11,591 629 1952 Active
298 264738 J. L. Mauthe Interlake SS Company Laker 12,500 629 1952 Later Pathfinder 2002, active
299 265360 Reserve Oglebay Norton Laker 11,601 629 1953 Sold as a storage barge 2006, active
300 266029 William Clay Ford Ford Motor Co. Laker 12,500 629 1953 Scrapped 1987
301 277437 Edmund Fitzgerald Oglebay Norton Laker 13,632 711 1959 Foundered 1975
302 278780 Herbert C. Jackson Interlake SS Company Laker 12,752 671 1959 Active
303 280946 Arthur B. Homer Bethlehem Steel Laker 13,390 711 1960 Scrapped 1986
Built by Great Lakes Engineering Works in Ashtabula
501A 217566 Cowanshannock US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,532 253 Feb-19 Later H. W. Baxter 1923, A. M. Baxter 1933, Quibian 1947, Esito 1951, wrecked 1952
502A 217748 Cowboy US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,532 253 Mar-19 Later Makena 1922, Nada 1926, Kalle 1947, Saronikos 1957, scrapped 1960
503A 217844 Cowee US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,507 253 Apr-19 Later Makaweli (Canadian 177814) 1922, scrapped 1967
504A 217978 Cowiche US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,496 253 May-19 Later Brookings 1923, Alencon 1940, scrapped 1949
505A 218156 Crabtree US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Jun-19 Later W. J. Crosby 1922, David H. Atwater 1935, sunk 1942
506A 218066 Craigrownie US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,600 253 May-19 Later Penobscot 1922, Ida Hay Atwater 1933, Olga 1938, sunk 1942
507A 218333 Craigsmere US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Jul-19 Scrapped 1948
508A 218721 Lake Singara US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Aug-19 Later International 1927, Hai Kang 1946, Ming Shan 1950, Nan Hai 162 1954, scrapped 1964
509A 218921 Lake Elon US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Sep-19 Later Alamo 1925, Hai Lu 1946, scrapped 1949
510A 219044 Lake Elpueblo US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Oct-19 Later Lamut 1929, wrecked 1943
511A 219158 Lake Elrio US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Oct-19 Later Paria 1923, Chase 1927, Kamchatka 1928, scrapped 1971
512A 219405 Lake Elsah US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Jan-20 Scrapped 1937
513A 219256 Lake Elsmere US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,674 253 Nov-19 Later City of Philadelphia 1923, Hai Cheh 1946, Hoping 8, scrapped 1969
514A 219572 Lake Elva US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Mar-20 Later Tungus 1929, sunk by mine 1941
515A 219631 Lake Elwin US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,600 253 Mar-20 Later Boba Secondo 1926, scrapped 1932
516A 223241 Twin Ports Minnesota-Atlantic Transit Erie Canal Bulker 1,460 251 Sep-23 Later Clevelander 1930, scrapped 1954
517A 223349 Twin Cities Minnesota-Atlantic Transit Erie Canal Bulker 1,460 251 Oct-23 Later Detroiter 1930, scrapped 1954
518A 172107 G. L. 050 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Barge 928 182 1924 Scrapped 1967
519A 172108 G. L. 051 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Barge 928 182 1924 Scrapped 1967
520A 227028 Mavret H Charles Hoskins Fish Tug 24 60 1927 Active
521A 239351 Sandy Pittsburgh SS Supply 14 1940 Active 1940-52 at Conneaut, ashore at Rochester 2006
522A 243425 Pilot Knob/Frank Armstrong Interlake SS Laker (L6-S-B1) 9,057 604 May-43 Later Samuel Mather 1976, scrapped 1988
523A 243412 Clarence B. Randall Pioneer SS Laker (L6-S-B1) 9,057 604 Jul-43 Later Ashland 1962, scrapped 1988
524A 243911 J. H. Hillman, Jr. Great Lakes SS Laker (L6-S-B1) 9,057 604 Sep-43 Later Crispin Oglebay 1974, Hamilton 1995, Hamilton Transfer (Canadian ON 323003) 1996, Canadian Transfer, active
525A 244507 Pilot Knob/Steelton Bethlehem Steel Laker (L6-S-B1) 9,057 604 Nov-43 Later Frank Purnell 1965, Robert C. Norton 1976, scrapped 1994
526A 251149 Ojibway Pittsburgh SS Supply 53 1946 Active

 

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