Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Detroit Marine Historian, v. 11, n. 1 (September 1957), p. 3

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Ships of the FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Continued from page 2: Seagoing Tugs (Steam tugs of standard U.S.Shipping Board design,150 x 27): SALES ae i (later BARLOW 11), 1919 Elizabethport, N.J., by Bethlehem. BARLOW i (later BALLCAMP ii), 1919 Elizabethport, N.J., by Bethlehem. @ BARRALTON, 1919 Elizabethport, N.J., by Bethlehem. BATHALUM, "1919 New York, N.Y., by Providence Engineering Co. BAYMEAD, 1919 New York, N.Y., by Providence Engineering Co. BUTTERCUP, 1919 Elizabethport, N.J., by Bethlehem. HUMRICK, 1919 Superior, Wis., by Whitney Brothers Co. (Most of these went back to salt water, and some are still in service. In a future issue of DMH, we will feature the U.S.Shipping Board Tugs, wherein a complete description and disposition will be given. Harbor 2 Tugs punnes may on the Rouge River): L.HEBARD, 1875 Cleveland. 98 x 22, Wood. Originally P.J.JOHNSON. TAY C Cc. MORSE, 1867 Buffalo. 79 x 18. Wood. DEARBORN, built for the fleet, 1932 River Rouge. 75 x 21. Steel, diesel. Later MILWAUKEE, and * INTERSTATE. Ocean Cargo Vessels: EAST INDIAN, 1918 Uraga, Japan for USSB. 461 x 58. Converted to diesel. LAKE BENBOW, 1918 Wyandotte. 261 x 43. LAKE GORIN, 1919 Wyandotte. 261 ep LAKE ORMOC, 1919 Wyandotte. (Ueea as floating hospital in So, America) LAKE OSWEYA, 1919 Saginaw. 261 x 43. (261 x 43) ONEIDA, 1920 Wyandotte. 261" x 43s ONONDAGA, 1920 Wyandotte. 261 x 43. Lakers, Scrapped by Ford at River Rouge and elsewhere, 1926-1930: CALAVERAS LAKE BUCKEYE LAKE COPLEY LAKE ENNIS © AKKRA ; CAHOON " DANCEY n FARE} "ALLEN ‘ CALISTOGA " DARAGA " FARLIN — ALVADA " — CALLICOON " DELANCEY " FEAR " ANNETTE " CANAVERAL " — _DESHA " FLUME " AURICE i] CANDELARIA us DUNCAN a FLUSHING i) BEACON " CANNONSBURG DYMER x FLYNUS " — BELNONA # CATHCOON & ECKHART we FONDA BERDAN "CHARLO! " ELIKO " FONDITLAC " BLANCHESTER " CHARLOTTESVILLE " ELIZABETH ® FONTANA sa) BLEDSOE vt CONESUS ELSINORE ve FONTANET KOR RR ROR ROKR ROK OK ROR OK OK KOR OK KOK OK OK OK KOK OK OK * K Continued, Deb —" At Right: 5 a1 The Ford tug BUTTER- CUP, a typical Ship- ping Board type of World War I. Ford bought seven of these primarily to tow the "Lakers" to the Rouge for scrapping. Later towed the barges on the Lakes. (Ross & Wiley Photo)

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