J. Oswald Boyd (Propeller), U223043, aground, 11 Nov 1936

Steam screw J. OSWALD BOYD. U. S. No. 223043. Of 1,806 gross tons. Built 1913, On November 11, 1936, vessel stranded on Simmons Reef, Straits of Mackinaw, Mich., with 10 persons on board. No lives were lost.
      Loss reported of American Vessels
      Merchant Vessel List, U. S., 1937
     
     
     
Steam screw J. OSWALD BOYD.* U. S. No. 223043. Of 1,806 gross tons 1,273 tons net. Built Paisley, Scotland, 1913. Home port, New York, N.Y. 244.8 x 44.1 x 20.3 Tanker service. Crew of 19. Of 1,250 indicated horsepower. Owned by Gotham Marine Corporation.
      * Formerly British steam screw J. OSWALD BOYD.
      Merchant vessel List, U. S., 1935
     
     
     
Steam screw J. OSWALD BOYD.* U. S. No. 223043. Of 1,806 gross tons 1,273 tons net. Built Paisley, Scotland, 1913. British Number B 133540, sold U. S., 1924, U. S. No. 223043. Stranded on Simmons Reef November 1936, taken to Detour in 1937 and there scrapped.
      Herman Runge Notes.