1916 George L. Eaton 1 1917 (1918)
Steel St. Lawrence River canal size bulk freighter
Built at Wyandotte MI by Detroit Shipbuilding Co., Hull 195
Launched March 11, 1916
252’6” LOA, 244’ LBP, 43’ beam, 23’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1000 IHP
Enrolled at Ogdensburg NY
244.0 x 43.2 x 20.5, 2008 GT, 1216 NT US 214023 to:
George Hall Coal Co., Ogdensburg NY (home port Ogdensburg NY)
Entered service 1916
Sold Aug 2, 1917 to James W. Elwell & Co. for off-Lakes service and left the Great Lakes.
Burned June 26, 1918 off Nantes France, Atlantic Ocean
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