Taylor, Moses

1902                                  Moses Taylor                                  1967

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Lorain OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 320
Launched Sept 24, 1902

436’ LOA, 416’ LBP, 50’ beam, 28’ depth
1 deck, hold beams, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1450 IHP

Enrolled at Cleveland OH Oct 14, 1902 (#22)
416.0 x 50.0 x 28.0, 4772 GT, 3401 NT     US 93321     to:
American Ship Building Co., Cleveland OH (home port Cleveland OH)

Reenrolled at Cleveland OH Oct 16, 1902 (#23) to:
Etna Steamship Co., Cleveland OH, John Mitchell, Mgr. (home port to Fairport OH)

Entered service 1902

Transferred 1910 to Cleveland Steamship Co., Cleveland OH, John Mitchell, Mgr.

Sold Dec 30, 1915 to Interlake Steamship Co., Cleveland OH, Pickands Mather & Co., Mgr.

Cargo hold rebuilt 1925 to arch construction at Fairport OH by Interlake Steamship Co.

Sold Nov 19, 1926 to Paterson Steamships Ltd., Fort William ON (home port to Fort William ON) and renamed Soodoc (1) 1927
Enrolled Canadian at 423.4 x 50.2 x 23.9, 4575 GT, 3188 NT     Can 153117

Fleet renamed N. M. Paterson & Sons Ltd. 1951

Sold for scrap 1967 to Marine Salvage Ltd., Port Colborne ON.  Resold to Italian shipbreakers.  Arrived La Spezia Italy June 17, 1968.

 

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