Hanna, D.R.

1906                                  D. R. Hanna                                  1919

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Lorain OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 346
Launched Oct 20, 1906

552’ LOA, 532’ LBP, 56’ beam, 31’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 12’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1760 IHP

Enrolled at Cleveland OH Nov 12, 1906 (#36)
532.0 x 56.0 x 31.0, 7023 GT, 5491 NT     US 203676     to:
Pioneer Steamship Co., Cleveland OH, Hutchinson & Co., Mgr. (home port Fairport OH)

Entered service 1906

Sunk May 16, 1919 in collision with str. Quincy A. Shaw in fog off Thunder Bay Island, Lake Huron.  No lives lost.  Downbound carrying cargo of wheat, Shaw upbound with coal.
Enrollment surrendered May 20, 1919.

See history in Great Lakes Ships We Remember p. 213

 

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