1906 Thomas Lynch 1971
Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter
Built at Chicago IL by Chicago Shipbuilding Co., Hull 73
Launched March 9, 1907
601’ LOA, 580’ LBP, 58’ beam, 32’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 12’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 2000 IHP
Towed to Port Huron MI May 1907 because of shipyard strike for engine installation.
Enrolled at Port Huron MI July 3, 1907 (Temp #1)
580.0 x 58.0 x 27.5, 7240 GT, 5450 NT US 204212 to:
Pittsburgh Steamship Co., Cleveland OH (home port Duluth MN)
Entered service 1907
Rebuilt 1943
Remeasured to 586.5 x 58.2 x 27.4, 7691 GT, 6165 NT
Rebuilt 1950. Hatches to 24’ centers.
Remeasured to 7723 GT, 6198 NT
Fleet reincorporated 1949 in Delaware (home port to Wilmington DE)
Fleet merged July 1951 into parent United States Steel Corporation (home port to New York NY)
Broke her shaft Sept 20, 1960 in Lake Huron. Laid up at Milwaukee WI and did not operate again for this fleet.
Sold 1965 to Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd., Toronto ON (home port to Toronto ON) and renamed Wiarton (2)
Enrolled Canadian at 587.4 x 58.2 x 27.7, 8829 GT, 6513 NT Can 325773
Sold for scrap 1971 to United Metals Ltd. Towed Toronto ON to Hamilton ON, where she was stripped, her hull was filled with stone and she was sunk with strs. Grovedale and Henry R. Platt Jr. to form a breakwall at Hamilton.
IMO 5359420
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Hello Mr. Berry….My Dad ( Clayton Holland ) sailed on the Thomas Lynch @ 1935 and I was wondering if
there were ship logs to show the exact dates. ???
Many thanks
Joe
Best place to find such things might be to post on the Information Search section of boatnerd.com. Lots of people follow this page and one might have the answer.
I am interested in a crew member named Chester Hong, who served aboard this vessel as a cook sometime during World War II. He was evidently attacked by another crew member, and later sued and won. I am interested in this particular person who was born Chai Hong, and was a silent film actor in Hollywood during the late Teens/Early 1920s.
I have already posted information on boatnerds, but thought I’d ask here as well. I am writing about film history and want to include this unique actor/person, thus am looking for anything possible.