1905 Ball Brothers 1963
Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter
Built at Lorain OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 333
Launched Dec 22, 1904
500’ LOA, 480’ LBP, 52’ beam, 30’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 12’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1600 IHP
Enrolled at Cleveland OH Feb 3, 1905 #23)
480.0 x 52.0 x 30.0, 5733 GT, 4438 NT US 201695 to:
American Ship Building Co., Cleveland OH (home port Cleveland OH)
Reenrolled at Duluth MN March 27, 1905 (#28) to:
Globe Steamship Co., Duluth MN, G. A. Tomlinson, Mgr. (home port to Duluth MN)
Entered service 1905
Fleet reincorporated in Indiana late 1931 as Globe Steamship Corporation (home port to Chicago IL)
Tomlinson fleets merged 1954 into Tomlinson Fleet Corporation, Cleveland OH (home port to Wilmington DE)
Sold for scrap 1963 to Marine Salvage Ltd., Port Colborne ON. Sailed under her own power to Hamilton ON, where she was scrapped winter 1963-1964.
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I believe I have a picture of this boat. Would you be interested in a copy to add to this entry?
Yes please.