1929 Horace Johnson 1983
Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter
Built at Lorain OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 805
Launched July 20, 1929
604’9” LOA, 580’ LBP, 60’ beam, 32’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 2400 IHP
Enrolled at Cleveland OH Sept 7, 1929 (Temp #7)
587.25 x 60.25 x 27.43, 7945 GT, 6337 NT US 228899 to:
Pittsburgh Steamship Co., Cleveland OH (home port Duluth MN)
(Original tonnages 7879 GT, 6146 NT. Changed Feb 10, 1930)
Entered service Sept 11, 1929 clearing Lorain OH light for Two Harbors MN
Permanent enrollment at Duluth MN Aug 18, 1929
Fleet reincorporated 1949 in Delaware (home port to Wilmington DE)
Fleet merged July 1951 into parent United States Steel Corporation (home port to New York NY)
Remeasured 1952 to 7938 GT, 6511 NT
Fleet renamed United States Steel Great Lakes Fleet 1967 (home port to Wilmington DE)
Sold for scrap 1983 to Western Metals Corporation, Thunder Bay ON. Towed to Thunder Bay 1984 and scrapped by Shearmet Recycling, the successor to Western Metals, which had gone into receivership Dec 1983.
IMO 5154832
2903
I served on her after high school the summer of 1964. It was a very interesting summer for an 18 yr old. Harold Beagle was Captain I believe. I was a deckhand. We laid up in Toledo.
I have a ring-buoy from the Horace Johnson. I’d like to sell it. I inherited it from Rose Kaner; her family operated a “bum boat” from the 50s into the 80s.
Do you still have this for sale?
My grandfather, F.J. Wade, who was a Captain of the Steamer Horace Johnson, was presented an eight-day ships clock for his years of service as Captain in 1940. I have been trying to fine any information about his time on the ship but have come up empty.
Can you possibly help me in this endeavor?
What specifically are you looking for? He was captain of JOHNSON in 1940 and 1941, but had a long career as a captain prior to that for US Steel.