1900                                  William E. Reis                                  1967

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Cleveland OH by Globe Iron Works

Launched Dec 9, 1899

436’ LOA, 416’ LBP, 50’ beam, 28’ depth

1 deck, hold beams, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1700 IHP

Enrolled at Cleveland OH April 2, 1900 (#123)

416.0 x 50.0 x 24.0, 4748 GT, 3154 NT     US 81688     to:

Cleveland Steamship Co., Cleveland OH, John Mitchell, Mgr. (home port to Fairport OH)

Entered service 1900

Cargo hold rebuilt 1913 to arch construction and 12’ hatch centers at Toledo OH by Toledo Shipbuilding Co.

Remeasured to 4426 GT, 2832 NT

Sold Dec 30, 1915 to Interlake Steamship Co., Cleveland OH, Pickands Mather & Co., Mgr. and renamed Uranus (2) 1916

Sold March 26, 1926 to Paterson Steamships Ltd., Fort William ON (home port to Fort William ON) and renamed Saskadoc

Enrolled Canadian at 422.6 x 50.2 x 24.1, 4611 GT, 2876 NT

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

Sold for scrap 1967 to Marine Salvage Ltd., Port Colborne ON.  Resold to Spanish shipbreakers and towed with Alexander B. Wolvin overseas.  Arrived Santander, Spain Sept 24, 1967

See history in Scanner Nov 1988 (#168)

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