1902                           Horace S. Wilkinson     1                     1963 (

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Chicago IL by Chicago Shipbuilding Co., Hull 53
Launched March 15, 1902

390’ LOA, 370’ LBP, 48’ beam, 28’ depth
1 deck, hold beams, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1200 IHP

Enrolled at Oswego NY April 16, 1902 (#5)
370.0 x 48.2 x 24.0, 3860 GT, 3057 NT     US 96606     to:
United States Transportation Co., Cleveland OH (home port Oswego NY)

Entered service 1902

Wilkinson fleets merged 1911 into Great Lakes Steamship Co., Cleveland OH

Cargo hold rebuilt to arch construction 1915

Renamed Belgium 1916

Sold 1939 to Merritt, Chapman & Scott Co.

Sold 1941 to Marinette-Escanaba Transportation Co.

Sold 1941 to Texas Co., New York NY (home port to Wilmington DE)
Converted to tanker and oil-fired boilers at Toledo OH by Toledo Shipbuilding Co.
Remeasured to 3804 GT, 2829 NT

Renamed Michigan  (6) 1942

Remeasured 1948 to 3827 GT, 2829 NT

Fleet renamed Texaco Inc., 1959 and vessel renamed Texaco Michigan.

Sold 1963 to Lakes Ocean Inc., Chicago IL and renamed Trina.

Sold 1964 for off-Lakes service and left the Great Lakes.

Renamed Corpus Christi 1964 and Witwater (Br) 1970

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