1910 Leonard B. Miller 1994
Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter
Built at Cleveland OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 447
Launched Jan 29, 1910
524’ LOA, 504’ LBP, 54’ beam, 30’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1760 IHP
Enrolled at Cleveland OH April 16, 1910 (#40)
504.0 x 54.0 x 30.0, 6291 GT, 4921 NT US 207272 to:
Miller Transit Co., Cleveland OH, W. C. Richardson, Mgr. (home port Fairport OH)
Entered service 1910
Richardson fleets combined 1921 into Columbia Steamship Co., Cleveland OH, John T. Kelly, Mgr.
Fleet reincorporated Nov 1931 in Delaware as Columbia Transportation Co. (home port to Wilmington DE)
Renamed Charles W. Galloway 1937
Converted to crane ship/self-unloader 1948 at Sturgeon Bay WI by Christy Corporation
Remeasured to 6475 GT, 5157 NT
Fleet merged Oct 1957 into parent Oglebay Norton Co.
Renamed Robert C. Norton (1) 1958
Boilers converted to oil firing 1968
Renamed Buckeye (2) 1974
Sold 1979 to Lake Transportation Co., and converted to a barge.
Scrapped 1994 at Chicago IL
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