1862
1862: NEW YORK [Built-1852 US-18324 by John Oades at Clayton, New York] First enrollment issued at Ogdensburg, NY, July 26, 1852.Taken to coast in 1861; chartered to U.S. Army Quartermaster Dept., December 12, 1861-March 10, 1862 and July 2, 1862-May 11, 1865. Then placed on Boston-Portland-St. John’s, N.B. route. In 1880’s transferred to Boston-Salem route. Remeasured in 1865 (223 x 33 x 12; 1110.39 gross – 675.36 net). Burned at dock, Camden, NJ, May 21, 1894.
1881
1881: On 10 March 1881, the propellers MORLEY and A. L. HOPKINS were purchased by the Wabash Railroad Company from the Morley Brothers of Marine City, Michigan.
1884
1884: The N. K. FAIRBANK (wooden freighter, 205 foot, 980 gross tons, built in 1874, at Marine City, Michigan) was sold by Morley & Morse to Captain H. Hastings on 10 March 1884.
1885
1885: The tug RIVER QUEEN sank at her dock in Port Huron, Michigan during the night of 10 March 1885. She was raised the following day and one of her seacocks was discovered to have been open that caused her to fill with water.
1888
1888: M.R. SWAN [Built-1880 US-91256 by Anderson at Buffalo, New York. Renamed: J.H.UPHAM JR. 1882 US-91256 and J.H. UPHAM 1908 C-126046] First enrollment issued at Duluth, MN, January 22, 1884, with reference to License #5, issued at Duluth, MN, January 5, 1883. Remeasured at Duluth, MN, January 22, 1884 (43.33 x 12 x 5.66; 13.85 gross – 6.93 net). Remeasured, Duluth, MN, March 10, 1888 (43.33 x 12.42 x 6.16; 17.22 gross – 10.64 net). Rebuilt at Duluth, MN, in 1908; Canadian measures, 1908 (48 x 12 x 7; 26 gross – 14 registered). Dropped from Canadian List of Shipping in 1937
1906
1906: KINSMAN VENTURE was launched March 10, 1906, as a.) JOHN SHERWIN (Hull#617) at West Bay City, Michigan by West Bay City Ship Building Co.
1915
1915: HERMAN WITT [Built-1903 US-200049 by ?? at Duluth, Minnesota] First enrollment issued at Duluth, MN, July 20, 1903. inal U.S. enrollment surrendered at Duluth, MN, March 10, 1915, and endorsed \”sold alien.\” Ultimate disposition unknown.
1916
1916: A.G. Lindsay [Built-1889 US-106645 by Detroit Dry Dock Co. at Detroit, Michigan. Renamed: PAVLOE 1915 US-106645] First enrollment issued at Detroit, MI, July 8, 1889.Temporary enrollment issued at Cleveland, OH, July 1, 1907, as vessel fitted to proceed to West Coast. As PAVLOE stranded on Little Tugidak Island, Alaska, on February 17, 1916; no lives lost. Final enrollment surrendered at Seattle, WA, March 10, 1916.
1928
1928: CADILLAC (steel ferry, 161 foot, 636 gross tons) was launched on 10 March 1928, by the Great Lakes Engineering Works in River Rouge, Michigan (Hull #260) for the Detroit & Windsor Ferry Company. The ferry company claimed that she was the largest and most powerful ferry in North American waters. When she was launched, the Ambassador Bridge and the tunnel, which connects Detroit and Windsor, were being constructed. She was placed in service on 25 April 1928, and had a varied history. From 1940 to 1942, she ran as a Bob-lo steamer. In 1942, she was sold to the U. S. Coast Guard and renamed b.) ARROWWOOD (WAGL 176) and used as an icebreaker. She was rebuilt in 1946, renamed c.) CADILLAC, and served as a passenger vessel on Lake Erie. At the end of the 1947 season, she was tied up to the dock for use as a restaurant. She went through a couple of owners until she finally arrived at the scrappers’ dock in Hamilton, Ontario on May 26, 1962 for breaking up. Last name was LADY HAMILTON.
1930
1930: CLINTON [Built-1898 US-127245 by William Dulac at Mount Clemens, Michigan] Received first enrollment at Detroit, MI, May 27, 1898. Abandoned in 1929, at Sandusky, OH. Machinery sold to Toledo parties on March 10, 1930, who removed boiler and machinery.
1930: COMMODORE [Built-1875 US-125452 by Thomas Quayle & Sons at Cleveland, Ohio. Renamed: COMMODORE (IX-7) 1918 US-Navy] First enrollment issued at Cleveland, OH, August 14, 1875.Acquired by the Illinois Naval Militia in 1912. Purchased at Chicago on September 1, 1918 by U.S. Navy; used as receiving ship. Converted to Naval Reserve Armory on April 30, 1919. Decommissioned on March 10, 1930 at Chicago. Decked over as Naval Reserve Armory at Chicago, IL, 1919. Dismantled and demolished by U.S. Navy Reserve in January, 1931.
1945
1945: CRAWL KEYS [Built-1918 US-216727 by Great Lakes Engineering Works at Ecorse, Michigan. Renamed: CRAWL KEYS 1937-China and KEIZAN MARU 1938-Japan] Purchased at U.S. Marshal’s sale.Set an Emergency Fleet Corp. shipbuilding record by being built in twenty-six working days. Tonnage change, c.1938 (2116 gross – 1253 net. Torpedoed and sunk by U.S. submarine KETE on March 10, 1945, in East China Sea, in position 29.3N x 128.15E.
1946
1946: PF-071 (NEW BEDFORD) [Built-1944 US-Navy by Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Co.at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin] Commissioned on July 17, 1944.Built as S2-S2-AQ1 class frigate under U.S. Maritime Commission contract. Served on two convoy escort assignment to North Africa, Februrary 6 – July, 1945. Converted to weather ship at Boston Navy Yard in July, 1945. Arrived at Pearl Harbor, August 27, 1945, and three days later steamed to Guam. Sailed on weather patrols out of Guam for six months. Arrived at San Francisco, March 10, 1946, then proceeded to Seattle for decommissioning. Sold on November 16, 1947 for scrapping.
1948
1948: The ADAM E. CORNELIUS, built by the Great Lakes Engineering Works (Hull#53) in 1908, was renamed b.) DETROIT EDISON on March 10, 1948. In 1954, she was renamed c.) GEORGE F. RAND and in 1962, the RAND was sold to Canadian registry and renamed d.) AVONDALE. She was scrapped at Castellon, Spain in 1979.
1953
1955: FORT HENRY (Hull#150) was launched March 10, 1955, at Collingwood, Ontario by Collingwood Shipyards Ltd., for Canada Steamship Lines Ltd.
1954
1954: LAT-1167 [Built-1953 US-Navy by Christy Corp at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Renamed: LST-1167(USS WESTCHESTER COUNTY) 1954 US-Navy and SEDAR (L-402) 1974- Turk-Navy] Rig – Landing Ship TankCommissioned on March 10, 1954. Saw service in Atlantic, Mediterranean, Pacific, and in Viet Nam. Stricken from Navy List on August 30, 1973. Arrived at Inactive Ship Facility, Puget Sound Navy Shipyard, Bremerton, WA, on November 30, 1973. Transferred to Turkish Navy on August 27, 1974.
1973
1973: CHARLES E. WILSON (Hull#710) was launched March 10, 1973, at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin by Bay Shipbuilding Corp., for American Steamship Co. Renamed b.) JOHN J. BOLAND in 2000.
1980
1980: JAMES A FARRELL [Built-1913 US-210912 by American Shipbuilding Co at Lorain, Ohio] Tonnage and dimension change, 1947 (586.42 x 58.16 x 27.33; 7770 gross – 6493 net. Sold for scrapping at Duluth, MN. Removed from documentation in August, 1978. As JAMES A. FARRELL: Suffered a small fire ignited by a scrapper’s torch on March 10, 1980 while being scrapped at Duluth, MN.
1984
1984: FORT HENRY [Built-1955 C-176118 by Collingwood Shipyards LTD. At Collingwood, Canada] Sold for scrap March 10, 1984-reported.
2000
2000: In 2000, the HARMONIOUS, a Panamanian freighter dating from 1977, visited the Great Lakes in 1978 and returned on several occasions through 1986. It was lost on the Arabian Sea as c) KASTOR TOO while traveling from Aqaba, Jordan, to Visakhapatnam, India, with a cargo of phosphate on March 10, 2000. The crew of 18 were rescued by the nearby container ship MILDBURG.
Data from: Skip Gillham, Joe Barr, Dave Swayze, Father Dowling Collection, Historical Collections of the Great Lakes, Ahoy & Farewell II and the Great Lakes Ships We Remember series.
