Nye, Harold B.

1902                                  Harold B. Nye                                  1964

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Lorain OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 318
Launched June 21, 1902

400’ LOA, 380’ LBP, 50’ beam, 28’ depth
1 deck, hold beams, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1450 IHP

Enrolled at Cleveland OH Jul 8, 1902 (#1)
380.0 x 50.0 x 28.0, 4310 GT, 3365 NT     US 96635     to:
American Ship Building Co, Cleveland OH (home port Cleveland OH)

Reenrolled at Cleveland OH July 14, 1902 (#7) to:
Keller Transit Co., Cleveland OH, Arthur H. Hawgood, Mgr. (home port to Fairport OH)

Entered service 1902

Fleet management transferred 1909 to Hutchinson & Co.

Sold 1914 to Pioneer Steamship Co., Cleveland OH, Hutchinson & Co., Mgr.

Cargo hold rebuilt 1914 to arch construction and 12’ hatch centers
Remeasured to 4256 GT, 3052 NT

Remeasured 1918 to 3851 GT, 2735 NT

Renamed W. D. Calverley Jr. 1925

Home port to Wilmington DE 1932

Sold 1947 to Paterson Steamships Ltd., Fort William ON (home port to Fort William ON) and renamed Prindoc (2)
Enrolled Canadian at 387.5 x 50.0 x 23.7, 4075 GT, 3056 NT     Can 173185

Firm renamed N. M. Paterson & Sons Ltd. 1951

Sold for scrap 1964 to A. Newman & Co.  Resold to German shipbreakers.  Renamed Abby for scrap tow.  Arrived Bremerhaven, Germany July 14, 1964.

 

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