(1912) 1924 Robert M. Thompson 1927 (1929)
Steel St. Lawrence River canal size bulk freighter
Built at Ecorse MI by Great Lakes Engineering Works, Hull 101
Launched June 29, 1912
Built as a package freighter for off-Lakes service and left the Great Lakes upon completion
261’ LOA, 247’ LBP, 43’6” beam, 28’5” depth
2 decks, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1350 IHP
Enrolled at
247.0 x 43.7 x 26.5, 2458 GT, 1605 NT US 210287
Sold 1924 to George Hall Corporation, Ogdensburg NY (home port to Ogdensburg NY)
Converted to bulk freighter at Long Island City NY by Hunter’s Point Dry Docks and returned to the Great Lakes
Remeasured to 2561 GT, 1596 NT
Sold Nov 15, 1927 to Smith’s Dock Co., South Bank-on-Tees England on the purchase price of vessels they were building for Hall’s Canadian affiliate and left the Great Lakes
Scrapped 1929
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