1900
1900: The founder of Arnold Transit Co., long-time ferry operators between Mackinac Island and the mainland, George T. Arnold filed the Articles of Association on Feb. 24, 1900.
1903
1903: JOHN T MOTT [Built-1869 US-75157 by George Goble at Oswego, New York. Reg change: JOHN T MOTT 1903-Canada] First enrollment issued at Oswego, NY, August 27, 1869.Final U.S. enrollment surrendered at Detroit, MI, February 24, 1903, and endorsed \”sold foreign.\” Apparently abandoned c.1913.
1919
1919: MELVIN S BACON [Built-1874 US-90657 by Peter S Crosler at Vermilion, Ohio. Reg changed: MELVIN S. BACON C-140964 in 1919] Final U.S. enrollment surrendered at Cleveland, OH, February 24, 1919, and endorsed \”sold alien.\”
1920
1920: TALLAC [Built-1895 US-116684 by F.W. Wheeler & Co. at West Bay City, Michigan as SIMON J MURPHY Renamed: MELVILLE DOLLAR-1901 US-116684 and TALLAC in 1906 US-116684] AS TALLAC was on a voyage from Colon, Panama to Baltimore, Maryland, when she stranded and wrecked, February 24, 1920, eighteen miles south of Cape Henry, VA, on voyage from Colon for Baltimore.
1923
1923: The Pittsburgh Steamship Co.’s RICHARD V. LINDABURY (Hull#783) was launched February 24, 1923, at Lorain, Ohio by American Ship Building Co. Purchased by S & E Shipping (Kinsman) in 1978, renamed b.) KINSMAN INDEPENDENT. She was scrapped at Aliaga, Turkey in 1988.
1974
1974: JULIUS H BARNES [Built-1940 US-239491 By Charleston Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. at Charleston, South Carolina. Renamed: ABOCOL-1963 UK-316334] As ABOCOL: Ran aground at entrance to Cartagena, Spain, on November 17, 1973, inbound from Tampa, FL. Later refloated and arrived at New Orleans, LA, on February 24, 1974, where examination showed her to be a constructive total loss. Vessel was laid up.
1975
1975: The MOHAMEDIA IMO-5274773 foundered in the Red Sea enroute from Djibouti to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with a cargo of livestock that included 1300 cattle, 700 sheep and 118 camels. One member of the crew was also lost. The vessel had been a Seaway trader as b) ULYSSES CASTLE in 1969 and c) ITHAKI CASTLE in 1973.
1976
1976: FRAMPTONDYKE visited the Seaway in 1969. It sank following a collision with the ODIN in the English Channel enroute from Rotterdam, Netherlands, to Cork, Ireland, as b) WITTERING. All on board were rescued.
1985
1985: CEDARBRANCH [Built-1951 C-192529 IMO-5066774 By Marine Industries LTD. At Sorel, Canada. Renamed: SECOLA-1978 C-192529 and KITO MARU-1980-Mexico] As KITO MARU sold to Gulmar, Inc.; arrived at Brownsville, TX, February 24, 1985 and scrapping began in March, 1985.
Data from: Skip Gillham, Joe Barr, Dave Swayze, “Ahoy & Farewell II” and the “Great Lakes Ships We Remember” series.
