Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Detroit Marine Historian, v. 30, n. 8 (April 1977), p. 3

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Ed. Photo ALGOSTEEL A.C. FLEET, cont'd. 1918 - Sold one ship: THOMAS J. DRUMMOND. (Cf. Part II for history.) 1919 - Sold one ship: J. A. McKEE, (Cf. Part II for history.) 1920 - Sold one ship: VALCARTIER, (Cf. above for history.) 1927 - Lost one ship: AGAWA,... Abandoned after running on the rocks late in 1927. Recovered by an- other company. 1934 - Lost one ship: W. C. FRANZ, Sank in collision with the EDWARD E. LOOMIS November 21, 1934 in Lake Huron off Thunder Bay. Four lives lost. 1935 - Bought two ships: ALGOCEN,....Steel freighter built in 1909 at Cleveland, Ohio by the American Ship- building Co., hull #368, originally a) JOHN J. BARLUM (ii), US.206279. 524 x 54 x 30.3, 5667 @.t. Renamed ALGOCEN in 1935. C.158164. Scrapped in Spain in 1968. (photo on P. 2) ALGOSTEEL,...Steel freighter built in 1907 at Wyandotte, Mich. by the Detroit Ship- building Co., hull #174, originally a) THOMAS BURLUM, US.204798. 500 x 52 x 30, 6177 g.t. Renamed ALGOSTEEL in 1935. C.158165. Made into a breakwater at Burns Harbor, Indiana in 1967,(Photo above)(Cont'd. P. 4) This issue of the DETROIT MARINE HISTORIAN is an experiment, both as regards to popular appeal, and alas, as regards to cost. We hope to be able to continue this format in the future. Your comments will be most welcome. Rev. Peter J. Van der Linden, Fditor

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