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Henry Coffinberry retired from the Cleveland Ship Building Company in 1893. Robert Wallace succeeded him as President. James C. Wallace, his son, moved up to the position of Vice President. Around the same time, the company realized that their location was limited and that they would need to make plans to accommodate the larger vessels being built. In 1897, James C. Wallace announced that a new plant would be built at Lorain, Ohio to accommodate both wooden and steel vessels. The first vessel launched at the Lorain yard was the Superior City on April 13, 1898. It was quite a gala event with thousands lining the river banks. Lorain photographer, Karl Goddard, was on hand to take photos as she splashed into Black River. The winds of change blew once again, when in 1899, American Ship Building Company incorporated and purchased the plants of Cleveland Shipbuilding Co., Globe Iron Works and the Ship Owners' Dry Dock Company in Cleveland. Cleveland was chosen for the headquarters of AmShip, and James C. Wallace became the President. Chart and photos of Cleveland Ship Builders from Dr. Richard J. Wrights, Freshwater Whales. Left to right: Robert Wallace, Cleveland Ship Building Company; Henry D. Coffinberry, Globe Iron Works; John F. Pankhurst, Globe Iron Works; W. W. Brown, Cleveland Dry Dock Company; George L. Quayle, Ship Owners Dry Dock Company; W. F. Gerhauser, Alva Bradley, Isaac W. Nichols, and Phillip Minch. The last three moved to Cleveland from Vermilion and invested heavily in the Onoko and other shipbuilding interests. 162