Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Telescope, v. 10, n. 9 (September 1961), p. 173

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Telescope 173 Fleet of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana Five steam tankers, one tanker barge and one seagoing tug, comprise the total fleet since its establishment in 1912, when the Standard Oil Company was partitioned into separate corporations, Str. WILLIAM P. COWAU (US.216311),1918 Lorain, Ohio, 1.20 x 55 x 28. In present fleet. Tug OUTAGAMIE (US. 219804) ,1920 Green Bay .Wisconsin, 142 x 27 x 14. Steel seagoing tug built for U.S. Shipping Board. Acquired by Standard shortly after World War I. Requisitioned for World War II by U.S. Maritime Comnission and renamed LT54 and assigned to U.S. Army. Returned to peacetime duty for the second time as SEA QUEEN of San Francisco. Out of U.S. Registry,1960. Str. RED CROWN (US.236830), 1937 Manitowoc, Wisconsin, 453 x 55 x 25. In present fleet. Str, RENOWN (US.210175), 1912 Lorain, Ohio, 373 x 52 x 25. Later BEAUMONT PARKS. Sold, 1957, and renamed MERCURY. In service in fleet of Cleveland Tankers, Inc. Barge S.O. Co. "Cn (ex ANTRIM, US.107282), 1897 Cleveland, 0hi<. 366 x 44 . 22. Originally a bulk dry cargo barge. Converted to tanker barge, c.1913. Scrapped at Indiana Harbor, Ind., 1946, Str. EEWARD G. SEUHERT (US.230184), 1930 Manitowoc, Wisconsin, 390 x 53 x 24« In present fleet. Str. ROBERT W. STEWART (US.227263), 1928 Lorain, Ohio, 379 x 52 x 25. In present fleet. The Standard of Indiana vessels have black hulls with orange water line, dark red cabins with white trim, green tank tops, and high black stacks with large block letter "S". On the COWAN the "S. has been replaced recently by the emblem trademark of the parent company, a torch with the word "Standard'1 on a red, white, and blue circle, as shown in photo above.

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