1917                                  Frank H. Goodyear     2                                  1984

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Ecorse MI by Great Lakes Engineering Works, Hull 166
Keel laid Nov 8, 1916; launched April 26, 1917

600’ LOA, 580’ LBP, 60’ beam, 32’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 12’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1900 IHP

Enrolled at Cleveland OH June 29, 1917 (#66)
580.0 x 60.0 x 27.9, 8243 GT, 6409 NT     US 215204     to:
Buffalo Steamship Co., Cleveland OH, Mitchell & Co., Mgr. (home port Fairport OH)

Entered service June 19, 1917 clearing Ecorse MI light for Escanaba MI

Fleet sold Aug 15, 1922 to American Steamship Co., Buffalo NY (home port to Buffalo NY)

Converted 1939 to self-unloader at Manitowoc WI by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corporation and renamed Diamond Alkali  (2)
Remeasured to 60.1 beam and 8417 GT, 6632 NT

Remeasured 1943 to 8409 GT, 6661 NT

Converted winter 1963-1964 to diesel power at Superior WI by Fraser-Nelson Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co.

Renamed Buffalo  (2) 1976

Renamed Saginaw Bay 1978

Sold for scrap 1984 to Marine Salvage Ltd., Port Colborne ON.  Towed to Port Colborne and wintered there.  Resold to Spanish shipbreakers.  Cleared Quebec QC July 16, 1985 with str. E. B. Barber towed by Polish tug Koral.  Tow arrived Vigo Spain Aug 8, 1985.

IMO 5089556

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