1910 Ann Arbor No. 5 1966 (1970)
Steel twin-screw crosslake railroad carferry
Built at Toledo OH by Toledo Shipbuilding Co., Hull 118
Launched Nov 26, 1910
377’9” LOA, 361’3” LBP, 56’ beam, 21’ depth
1 deck, 2 coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engines, 3000 IHP
Enrolled at Toledo OH Dec 28, 1910 (#8)
360.0 x 56.3 x 18.9, 2884 GT, 1961 NT US 208261 to:
Toledo Shipbuilding Co., Toledo OH (home port Toledo OH)
Rebuilt 1948
Remeasured to 2988 GT, 2032 NT
Sold 1966 to Bulk Food Carriers Inc. for trade in the U. S. Maritime Commission on vessels in the reserve fleet. Resold 1967 to Bultema Dredge & Dock Co. and sunk as temporary breakwater off South Haven MI
Hull scrapped 1970
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My great grandfather was William H Freeman, His daughter Lucille is my Grandmother. I have been searching for pictures of him and info about the ship can you help with this? Thank you
Still looking for pictures of the crew as my great grandfather parrished when it blow up
I’m looking for any information you have on Carl Johnson. He was my grandfather who worked on the 5 . I’m trying to put together a book about my grandfather and the Ann Arbor #5. I really would appreciate anything you could come up with