1906                                  Henry B. Smith                                  1913

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Lorain OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 343
Launched May 2, 1906

545’ LOA, 525’ LBP, 55’ beam, 31’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 12’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1760 IHP

Enrolled at Cleveland OH May 29, 1906 (#95)
525.0 x 55.0 x 31.0, 6631 GT, 5229 NT     US 203143     to:
American Ship Building Co., Cleveland OH (home port Fairport OH)

Reenrolled at Cleveland OH June 4, 1906 (#96) to:
Smith Steamship Co., Cleveland OH, W. A. Hawgood, Mgr.

Entered service 1906

Fleet merged 1911 into Acme Transit Co., Cleveland OH, W. A. and  A. H. Hawgood, Mgr.

Foundered Nov 10, 1913 off Marquette MI, Lake Superior in the “Great Storm” of 1913.  All 23 aboard lost.  Enrollment surrendered Nov 29, 1913.

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