1901 J. T. Hutchinson 1969
Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter
Built at Cleveland OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 405
Launched Feb 9, 1901
366’ LOA, 346’ LBP, 48’ beam, 28’ depth
1 deck, hold beams, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1300 IHP
Enrolled at Cleveland OH March 27, 1901 (#65)
346.0 x 48.0 x 28.0, 3734 GT, 2780 NT US 77457 to:
American Ship Building Co., Cleveland OH (home port to Cleveland OH)
Reenrolled at Cleveland OH April 19, 1901 (# to:
Pioneer Steamship Co., Cleveland OH, Hutchinson & Co., Mgr. (home port to Fairport OH)
Entered service 1901
Cargo hold rebuilt 1914 to arch construction and 12’ center hatch covers
Remeasured to 3690 GT, 2274 NT
Cargo hold rebuilt 1920 with side tanks at Cleveland OH by American Ship Building Co.
Remeasured to 24.0 depth and 3300 GT, 2015 NT
Sold March 17, 1923 to Forest City Steamship Co., Cleveland OH and renamed H. A. Rock
Sold Aug 27, 1927 to Lake Erie Coal Co., Walkerville ON and renamed Alexander Leslie (home port to Windsor ON)
Enrolled Canadian at 353.6 x 48.2 x 23.7, 3509 GT, 2000 NT Can 154692
Sold 1964 to Norlake Steamships Ltd., Toronto ON
Sold for scrap 1969 to Steel Factors Ltd.. Carried final cargo of salt to Trois Rivieres QC Dec 1969 and laid up at Quebec QC. Resold to Spanish shipbreakers. Cleared Quebec May 31, 1971 with str. Stonefax towed by Polish tug Jantar. Tow arrived Santander Spain June 19, 1971.
IMO 5010098
See history in Great Lakes Ships We Remember III p. 221
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My grandfather worked aboard the Alexander Leslie as marine cook around the year 1920. His name was Arthur Harding Alexander. He became a teacher and later a principal in south-western Ontario, but it is my understanding that he also worked as cook during some of the summer holidays, as teachers in those early days were not paid during this time of the year. Is there a crew manifest for the ship that would confirm this? I would appreciate any info -or leads- that would shed light on his service on the Alexander Leslie. Thanks in advance.
I don’t have any crew lists but you could try posting your question in the Information Search section of boatnerd.com.
Request: Marine cook named Arthur H. Alexander crew member on Great Lakes freighter first named
J. T. Hutchinson 1901 Cleveland, Ohio. (Pioneer Shipping Co.)
Renamed: H.R. Rock Cleveland, Ohio
Forest City Steamship Co. 1923
Renamed: Alexander Leslie
Lake Erie Coal Co. Windsor, Ontario