1917                                  Midvale                                  1973

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Ashtabula OH by Great Lakes Engineering Works, Hull 167
Keel laid Oct 12, 1916; launched April 18, 1917

600’ LOA, 580’ LBP, 60’ beam, 32’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 12’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 2000 IHP

Enrolled at Cleveland OH July 3, 1917 (Temp #2)
580.0 x 60.0 x 32.0, 8271 GT, 6564 NT     US 215153     to:

 
Reenrolled at Cleveland OH July 3, 1917 (#3) to:
Johnstown Steamship Co., Cleveland OH, M. A. Hanna & Co., Mgr. (home port Fairport OH)

Entered service July 3, 1917 clearing Ecorse MI light for Duluth MN

Fleet sold 1925 to Bethlehem Transportation Corporation, Cleveland OH, H. K. Oakes, Mgr.  (home port to Wilmington DE) and vessel renamed Bethlehem  (2).

Repowered 1951 with Skinner Unaflow engine

Sold 1973 to Poul Christensen, Denmark for use as a grain storage hull.  Laid up at Montreal QC winter 1973-1974.  Resold to Spanish shipbreakers.  Cleared Quebec QC May 24, 1974 with str. Crispin Oglebay towed by Polish tug Jantar.  Tow arrived Santander Spain June 16, 1974.

IMO 5043370

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