1903 Geo. C. Howe 1937 (1955)
Steel St. Lawrence River canal size bulk freighter
Built at Chicago IL by Chicago Shipbuilding Co., Hull 60
Launched May 28, 1903
255’ LOA, 241’ LBP, 41’ beam, 18’ depth
6 hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 600 IHP
Enrolled at Chicago IL June 29, 1903 (#6)
241.0 x 41.0 x 15.6, 1550 GT, 955 NT US 200000 to:
American Ship Building Co., Cleveland OH (home port Cleveland OH)
Entered service 1903
Reenrolled at Duluth MN July 29, 1903 (#6) to:
Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Co., Duluth MN, A. B. Wolvin, Mgr.
(home port to Duluth MN)
Management of fleet transferred 1905 to D. Sullivan & Co., Chicago IL (home port remained Duluth MN)
Sold Aug 8, 1916 to the French government for off-Lakes service and left the Great Lakes
Renamed Cabourg 1916
Sold 1921 to Glen Steamships Ltd., Midland ON, James Playfair, Mgr., (home port to Newcastle Eng.), renamed Glenealy and returned to the Great Lakes
Enrolled British at 245.8 x 41.0 x 15.3, 1560 GT, 1002 NT Br 145461
Fleet sold Feb 12, 1925 to George Hall Coal & Shipping Corporation, Montreal QC
Enrollment transferred to Canada Can 145461 (home port to Montreal QC)
Fleet sold March 10, 1926 to Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal QC
Renamed Chapleau 1927
Laid up at Kingston ON at the end of the 1929 season and probably did not operate again for this fleet.
Sold 1937 to Manseau Shipyard, Sorel QC
Transferred 1938 to Marine Industries Ltd. (home port to Sorel QC)
Cut down to barge for use on the St. Lawrence River and did not return to the Great Lakes.
Scrapped 1955 at Sorel QC
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Is it possible to get building plans of this ship. The lines of the ship for the early 1900’s looks very attractive.