Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Telescope, v. 21, n. 3 (May - June 1972), p. 76

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MAY JUNE, 1972 Page 76 New Jersey. Engines removed c. 1930 and barge renamed Pure Wofford. Later named San Car- los. Sold Mexican in 1951. DISPOSITION DATA REQUESTED. See TELESCOPE, Vol. 10; No. 2, pp 29-31 for detailed description of this ship and her sisters...Ed. DAYLITE (US 214568); 1914 Toledo by Toledo Shipbuilding Company for Standard Oil of New Jersey. Original engines (gas) removed in 1930. Sold foreign in 1940 and repowered with steam engines, still named Daylite (Pan 1241) Last listed in Lloyds around 1960, owned by Wallem & Company in the Philippines. A. C. DODGE (US 241603); 1942 Camden, New Jersey by R.T.C. Shipbuilding Company for coastwise owners. On the Great Lakes frequently in summers, and was chartered at one time by British American Oil Company. Sunk in collision with tanker Michael off Reedy Island, Delaware River, 5/27/52. EOCENE (US 209352); 1911 Cleveland by American Ship Building Company for Standard Oil Company. Sold British in 1931 and renamed Miocene (BR 162563). Bombed by Spanish Insure gent aircraft off Barcelona, 1/24/39, and subsequently foundered. N. W. GOKEY (US 252768); 1947 Brooklyn by I.S. Bushey & Sons for the Bushey tanker fleet. On and off the Great Lakes in the 1950'*s. Apparently still in service on the coast. ITORORO (US 223067); 1920 Elizabeth, New Jersey by Bethlehem for New York owners. Built originally as a reefer or refrigerator ship. Sold Canadian in 1926 (Can 153066) and cones verted into a tanker in 1940. Sold Peruvian about 1944 and successively renamed N.Os 3rd, Don Pancho, and Don Jose. Out of Lloyds in 1962. MEXOIL (US 216397); 1918 Voilet, Louisiana by Alabama & New Orleans Transportation Co» mpany for Pan American Petroleum Transport Company. Later Panamanian. Came to the Great Lakes in the 1930's. Scrapped at Hamilton in 1957. MOONLITE (US 214217); 1916 Toledo by Toledo Shipbuilding Company for Standard Oil of New Jersey. Later Admiral Peary and Mexican Sonora (in 1934). Burned and foundered, east coast of Florida, 6/23/45. OTCO BAYWAY (US 255526, ex*USS Sequatchie, exsRoyston); 1944 Galveston, Texas by Todds Galveston Dry Dock Division. Requisitioned by U.S. Navy before documentation. Returned to civilian status in 1948 and received first documentation as Otco Bayway. Also rebuilt and. kengthened at that time. Renamed Ethel Tibbetts, 1969. In service on the east coast, PANOIL (ex*Crudoil, US 220487); 1920 Violet, Louisiana by Alabama & New Orleans Transe portation Company for Pan American Petroleum Transport Company. Came to the Great Lakes in the 1930's. Presently lying in Nicholson's slip in Ecorse, Michigan. PERFECTION (US 208989); 1911 Cleveland by American Ship Building Company for Standard Oil Company. Later American Bulco and C. B. Watson, and Italian Guiseppe Ercoli and Albaro. Sunk as blockship by Germans at Leghorn Harbor, Italy, 2/13/44. Hulk raised afterwards by Allies and scrapped. RADIANT (US 211610); 1913 Cleveland by American Ship Building Company for Standard Oil Company ocean service. Later owned by Union Oil Company of California. Returned to the Great Lakes in the middle 1930's as General Markham. Lengthened 101 ft. in 1942 by Great Lakes Engineering Works and renamed Rocket in 1943. In service for Cleveland Tankers, Inc. STARLITE (US 214218); 1916 Toledo by Toledo Shipbuilding Company for Standard Oil of New Jersey. Sold to Argentina in 1922. Engines removed in the 1930's. Later names ree corded are Stantow No. 22, Transito, Esso No. 11, and Esso Santa Fe. DISPOSITION DATA REQUESTED.. SUNLITE (US 214577); 1916 Toledo by Tolédo Shipbuilding Company for Standard Oil of New Jersey. Later barge Pire Sherrill and San Gahriel. Sold Mexican in 1951, INFORMATION REQUESTED. ; TOLEDO (US 145947); 1902 Toledo by Craig Shipbuilding Company for Sun Oil Company, coastwise service. The first powered tanker built on the Great Lakes. Lengthened 41 ft. in 1911 by Harlan & Hollingsworth at Wilmington, Delaware. Later Dulcino and Marina Abandoned and scrapped in 1932 TWILITE (US 214440); 1916 Toledo by Toledo Shipbuilding Company for Standard Oil of New Jersey. Sold to Argentina in 1922. Engines removed in 1930's. Later names were Standtow No. 1, Norsworthy, Platapet, Esso No. 1, and Esso Formosa. DISPOSITION DATA RFQUESTED. GEORGE WHITLOCK II (US 241390); 1942 Camden, New Jersey by R-T.C. Shipbuilding Company

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