Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Telescope, v. 19, n. 6 (November - December 1970), p. 161

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TELESCOPE Page 161 steamship in 1914 for Forwarders, Ltd., and renamed PORT DALHOUSIE. Back to salt water in 1915 and lost by enemy action 3/19/16. WAHCONDAH (Br. & Can. 102577), 1903 Port Glasgow by Russell & Company for New Ontario Steamship Company (Mackay). On salt water in World War I and in British coasting trade until the mid-20's. Returned to Great Lakes c. 1926. Sold Mexican c. 1963; renamed ALALC. WESTMOUNT (Br. 114445), 1903 Wallsend-on-Tyne by Swan & Hunter for Montreal Transportes ation Company. Back to salt water in World War I and later renamed WEATHERSFIELD, MAX BERNSTEIN, FORDSON I, TRACTOR, and RUDOLPH OLDENDORF. WINONA (Br. & Can. 122851), 1906 Newcastle by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson for Inland Lines, Ltd. Later sailed in Canada Steamship Lines. Sold Chinese in 1945 and renamed EDDIE in 1947. Stranded and broken in two at Aparri, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 9/7/56. YORKTON (Br. & Can. 132060), 1911 Sunderland by Sunderland SB Company for Mathews SS Line. On salt water during both World Wars. Sold to French after World War II. Out of Lloyd's in 1962. PART V: American Steel Canallers ARLINGTON (US 207300), 1910 Wyandotte by Detroit SB Company for Rutland Transit Company. Sold to New England Coal & Dock Company, Boston in 1915. Abandoned on coast in 1933. ASUNCION (US 107598), 1900 Lorain by American SB Company for International SS Company (Wolvin). Converted to tanker and sent to coast about 1907. Sold Italian in 1923, probab- ly for scrapping. ' BENNINGTON (US 204944), 1908 Ecorse by Great Lakes Engineering Works for Rutland Transit Company. Sold in 1915 to Alaska SS Company and renamed VALDEZ. Returned to Great Lakes after World War I as BROCKTON. Back to salt water in World War II and scrapped at Prov- idence, R. I., 1950. BRANDON (US 207301), 1910 Wyandotte by Detroit Ship for Rutland Transit Company. Sold to New England Coal & Dock Company in 1915. Returned to Lakes around 1922, as part of Sul- livan's Package Freight Line. Converted to bulk-freight self-eunloader in 1929. Abandoned and scrapped at South Chicago, 1944, BURLINGTON (US 204295), 1908 Ecorse by Great Lakes Engineering Works for Rutland Transit Company. Sold to Alaska SS Company in 1915 and renamed JUNEAU. Returned to Lakes in early 1920's as BACK BAY. Back to salt water in World War II. Scrapped at Providence, R. I. in 1950. JOHN CRERAR (US 200089), 1903 Chicago by Chicago SB Company for Great Lakes & St. Lawe rence Transportation Company (Wolvin-Sullivan). Sold French, 1915 and renamed FOURAS. Sold Canadian in 1921 and renamed GLENGARNOC. Later Canadian names were COURTRIGHT and tanker CEDARBRANCH. Sold British c.1944 and renamed EMPIRE NEWT. Scrapped at Inverkei- thing, Scotland, 1947. H. G. DALTON (US 96692), 1903 Superior by Superior SB Company for Great Lakes & St. Lawe- rence Transportation Company. Sold French in 1916 and renamed COURSELLES. Sold Canadian in 1922 and subsequently named: GLENDOCHART, CHATSWORTH, BAYLEAF and MANCOX. Still afloat but inactive in recent years. GEORGE L. EATON (US 214023), 1915 Wyandotte by Detroit SB Company for George Hall Coal Company, Ogdensburg. Sold French in 1917 and lost by enemy action off Isle D'You, Bay of Biscay, 6/26/18. EUREKA (US 136740), 1899 Lorain by Cleveland SB Company for Eureka SS Company (Hawgood). Sold early to Globe Navigation Company, Seattle. Later named KETCHIKAN and NEZINA. Scrap- ped in Japan, c. 1938. = GEORGETOWN (US 86536), 1900 Buffalo by Union DD Company for W. S. Crosthwaite, Buffalo. Went to salt water early and sold French in 1917; renamed ETRETAT. Lost by enemy action in North Atlantic on voyage to France, 3/1/17. HONDURAS (US 205261), 1908 Buffalo by Buffalo DD Company for James Davidson, Bay City. Sold after a few years to Seaboard & Gulf SS Company, New York. Sold Brazilian, 1919 and renamed GUARANY, Burned and foundered off the Barbados Islands, 19/24/19, bound New York to Rio de Janeiro. JOHN C. HOWARD (US 200151), 1903 St. Clair, Michigan by Columbia Iron Works for Hall Coal Company. Sold to Dollar SS Company in 1906 and renamed MELVILLE DOLLAR (second of that name). Later Japanese JINYO MARU and Chinese SHIN PING. Scrapped at Shanghai, 1932.

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