1908                                  Thomas Barlum                                  1967

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Wyandotte MI by Detroit Shipbuilding Co., Hull 174
Launched Nov 21, 1907

500’ LOA, 480’ LBP, 52’ beam, 30’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 12’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1650 IHP

Enrolled at Detroit MI April 7, 1908 (Temp #51)
480.0 x 52.2 x 30.0, 5752 GT, 4485 NT     US 204798     to:
Postal Steamship Co., Detroit MI, J. J. Barlum, Mgr. (home port Fairport OH)

Permanent enrollment at Cleveland OH April 27, 1908 (#52)

Entered service April 28, 1908

Transferred 1919 to Barlum Steamship Co., Detroit MI (home port to Detroit MI)

Sold 1935 to Algoma Central & Hudson Bay Railway Co., Sault Ste. Marie ON (home port to Sault Ste. Marie ON) and renamed Algosteel  (1)
Enrolled Canadian at 487.5 x 52.2 x 26.6, 6117 GT, 4324 NT     Can 158165

Remeasured 1951 to 6124 GT, 4324 NT

Remeasured 1955 to 6178 GT, 4369 NT

Damaged 1966 in grounding at Sault Ste. Marie MI.  Surveyed at Collingwood ON over winter 1966-1967 and determined it to be uneconomical to make necessary repairs.

Sold for scrap 1967 to Strathearne Terminals.  Resold to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. and scuttled as a breakwater at Burns Harbor IN

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