1903                                  R. L. Ireland                                  1970

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Chicago IL by Chicago Shipbuilding Co., Hull 62
Launched Aug 22, 1903

436’ LOA, 416’ LBP, 50’ beam, 28’ depth
1 deck, hold beams, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1500 IHP

Enrolled at Cleveland OH Sept 11, 1903 (Temp #15)
416.0 x 50.3 x 24.0, 4470 GT, 3143 NT     US 200377     to:
American Ship Building Co., Cleveland OH (home port Cleveland OH)

Reenrolled at Cleveland OH Sept 18, 1903 (#13) to:
Gilchrist Transportation Co., Cleveland OH (home port to Fairport OH)

Entered service 1903

Fleet went into receivership 1910

Sold at auction 1913 to Lackawanna Steamship Co., Cleveland OH, Pickands Mather & Co., Mgr.
Fleet renamed Interlake Steamship Co. and vessel renamed Sirius  (2).

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

Sold March 26, 1926 to Paterson Steamships Ltd., Fort William ON (home port Fort William ON) and renamed Ontadoc (1).
Enrolled Canadian at 423.8 x 50.2 x 23.9, 4467 GT, 3082 NT     Can 153112

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

Sold for scrap 1970 to Marine Salvage Ltd., Port Colborne ON.  Resold to Turkish shipbreakers.  Cleared Quebec QC Sept 21, 1972 with G. G. Post, towed by Polish tug Koral.  Tow arrived Izmiri Turkey before Oct 30, 1972.

IMO 5263700

See history in Scanner Nov 1969 (#3)
Also April 1995 (#220)

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