1908                                  William H. Truesdale                                  1965

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Lorain OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 361
Launched March 21, 1908

452’ LOA, 432’ LBP, 52’ beam, 28’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 12’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1500 IHP

Enrolled at Buffalo NY April 14, 1908 (#62)
432.0 x 52.0 x 28.0, 5057 GT, 3764 NT     US 205076     to:
Empire Steamship Co., Buffalo NY, Brown & Co., Mgr. (home port Buffalo NY)

Entered service May 1908.

Transferred 1922 to Brown Steamship Co.

Renamed James E. McAlpine 1934

Sold for scrap 1965 to Marine Salvage Ltd., Port Colborne ON.  Resold to Italian shipbreakers.  Cleared Lauzon QC with str. J. J. H. Brown under tow.  Tow arrived at Genoa Italy July 19, 1965.

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