1906 Joseph Sellwood 1961
Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter
Built at Lorain OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 340
Launched Jan 6, 1906
545’ LOA, 525’ LBP, 55’ beam, 31’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 12’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1600 IHP
Enrolled at Cleveland OH Feb 19, 1906 (#50)
525.0 x 55.0 x 31.0, 6741 GT, 5269 NT US 202825 to:
American Ship Building Co., Cleveland OH (home port Fairport OH)
Reenrolled at Cleveland OH March 22, 1906 (#69) to:
Etna Steamship Co., Cleveland OH, John Mitchell, Mgr.
Entered service April 1906
Transferred 1910 to Cleveland Steamship Co.
Fleet sold Dec 30, 1915 to Interlake Steamship Co., Cleveland OH, Pickands Mather & Co., Mgr.
Home port to Wilmington DE 1932
Sold for scrap 1961 to Marine Salvage Ltd, Port Colborne ON. Resold to Italian shipbreakers.
Cleared Lauzon QC under tow June 8, 1962. Tow arrived Genoa Italy July 1, 1962.
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Memory — three days after graduating from High School in Marine City I was shoveling coal in the engine room of the Joseph Sellwood. My goodness — that education lasted about 8 weeks. Wow!
Memory — three days after graduating from High School in Marine City I was shoveling coal in the engine room of the Joseph Sellwood. My goodness — that education lasted about 8 weeks. Wow!