(1918) 1927 Lake Kyttle 1942 (1960)
Steel bulk freight barge
Built at Manitowoc WI by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corporation, Hull 96
Launched
Built as a general cargo freighter for the United States Shipping Board for off-Lakes service during World War I and left the Great Lakes upon completion
261’ LOA, 253’ LBP, 43’ beam, 20’ depth
1 deck, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1200 IHP
Enrolled at
250.5 x 43.7 x 20.4, 2157 GT, 1285 NT US 217087
Sold 1925 from the postwar reserve fleet to Ford Motor Co., Detroit MI and returned to the Great Lakes
Converted to barge
Remeasured to 1991 GT, 1855 NT
Entered Great Lakes service 1927
Requisitioned 1942 for off-Lakes service during World War II and left the Great Lakes
Renamed James Sheridan
Foundered Jan 20, 1946 off Saybrook CT, Long Island Sound
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I wonder if this is the same ship from Ellis Island records. (My grand father was listed 1922 as a alien crew member on it)
About the Ship
Built by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, 1918. 2,300 gross tons; 261 (bp) feet long; 43 feet wide. Steam Triple Expansion engines, single screw. Service speed 9.5 knots. Cargo ship.
Ship History
“Built for U.S. Shipping Board, in 1918 and named Lake Kyttle. Cuba to New York 1919 to 1922 service. Charter to Munson Line 1919 to 1922.
Sunk as barge in 1960. Cut down as barge for Ford Motor Co. in 1927.”
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