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Telescope 113 The ONEIDA Young Photo THE INDEPENDENT STEAMSHIP COMPANY By Reverend Edward J. Dowling) S* J, The Independent Steamship Company was founded In 1919 as a subsidiary of the American Shipbuilding Company, At the end of World War I all of the shipyards on the Great Lakes had surplus material on hand from the construction program of the "Laker* type freighter, four-hundred and thirty of which had been built on the Great Lakes between 1917 and the close of the war. American Shipbuilding Company decided to use up Its surplus material as far as it would go, and to operate the vessels thus built In the general freight trade on the Great Lakes or on the coast. Ten vessels, generally similar to the "Lakers" were built In 1920, seven at Wyandotte and three at Cleveland. Their dimensions were approximately 251 x **3.7 x 22,2, 2,300 gross tons. These vessels operated on the lakes during most of the Twenties and then found their way to various parts of the world. Six of the ships were named for American Indian tribes and the other four took their names from battlefields in France where sons of officials of the American Shipbuilding Company had fought. Str. BACCARAT (US.220071), 1920 Cleveland. Later HAMMOND and DAIGEN MARU. ^ ,TTli __ Str. CAYUGA (US.220781), 1920 Wyandotte. Later ALBA. Wrecked at St. Ives, Cornwall, England, 19*0. Str. CHIPPEWA (US. 220783), 1920 Wyandotte. Sailed in the Hutchinson Fleet in late 20s. Later HAINGU and HAIER. Scrapped at Hongkong, 1952. . . . Str. JUVIGNY (US.219951). 1920 Wyandotte. Later operated in lumber trade on North Pacific coast. Str. KIOWA (US.220780), 1920 Wyandotte. Wrecked, Point au Sable, Lake Superior. 11-30-29. TJTTW__ Str. MONTFAUCON (US.219952), 1920 Wyandotte. Later E.M. BUNCE. VALEROBO and ANNE MARIE 1BV0LI. Destroyed by internal explosion, Naples, 11-21-57•