1903 William Henry Mack 1937
Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter
Built at Cleveland OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 414
Launched Feb 7, 1903
374’ LOA, 354’ LBP, 48’ beam, 28’ depth
1 deck, hold beams, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1300 IHP
Enrolled at Cleveland OH April 3, 1903 (#79)
354.0 x 48.0 x 28.0, 3781 GT, 2923 NT US 81857 to:
American Ship Building Co., Cleveland OH (home port Cleveland OH)
Reenrolled at Cleveland OH April 21, 1903 (#147) to:
Mack Steamship Co., Cleveland OH, Charles O. Jenkins, Mgr. (home port to Fairport OH)
Entered service 1903
Transferred 1906 to Jenkins Steamship Co., Cleveland OH
Sank str. John Mitchell July 9, 1911 in fog off Whitefish Point, Lake Supereior. Three lost from Miitchell.
Sold 1914 to Lake Commerce Ltd., Fort William ON (home port to Fort William ON) and renamed Valcartier.
Enrolled Canadian at 361.0 x 48.2 x 24.0, 3755 GT, 2248 NT Can 116573
Sold 1914 to Duluth Shipping Co., Duluth MN (home port to Duluth MN)
Sold Dec 7, 1916 to Sault Shipping Co., Sault Ste. Marie ON, Algoma Steel Co., Mgr.
Sold 1919 to Montreal Transportation Co., Montreal QC
Fleet merged 1920 into Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal QC (home port to Montreal QC)
Sold for scrap 1937. Scrapped at Midland ON
See history in Great Lakes Ships We Remember II p. 194
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