1912                                  Louis R. Davidson                                  1979

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Ashtabula OH by Great Lakes Engineering Works, Hull 95
Keel laid Oct 30, 1911; launched April 6, 1912

524’ LOA, 504’ LBP, 56’ beam, 30’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 12’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1760 IHP

Enrolled at Buffalo NY
504.0 x 56.0 x 30.0, 6356 GT, 4996 NT     US 209971     to:
American Steamship Co., Buffalo NY, Boland & Cornelius, Mgr. (home port Buffalo NY)

Entered service May 1912

Converted to self-unloader 1932 at Lorain OH by American Ship Building Co. and renamed Diamond Alkali  (1)
Remeasured to 511.1 x 56.2 x 26.2, 6612 GT, 5335 NT

Renamed Dow Chemical  (2) 1939

Sold 1963 to Leadale Shipping Ltd., Port Credit ON, Westdale Shipping Ltd., Mgr. (home port to Hamilton Bermuda) and renamed Ferndale  (2)
Enrolled Bermudan     7069 GT, 4812 NT     Br 317134

Boilers converted to oil firing 1971 at Toronto ON

Enrollment transferred to Canada 1974     Can 317134     (home port to Hamilton ON)

Sold for scrap 1979 to Marine Salvage Ltd., Port Colborne ON.  Resold to Spanish shipbreakers.  Cleared Quebec QC July 6, 1979 with str. Avondale towed by Polish tug Jantar.  Tow arrived Castellon Spain Aug 3, 1979.

IMO 5093430

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