Albright, John J.

1901                                  John J. Albright                                  1964

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Cleveland OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 403
Launched Nov 3, 1900

436’ LOA, 416’ LBP, 50’ beam, 28’ depth
1 deck, hold beams, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1700 IHP

Enrolled at Cleveland OH March 26, 1901 (#64)
416.0 x 50.0 x 28.0, 4805 GT, 3298 NT     US 77456     to:
American Ship Building Co., Cleveland OH (home port Cleveland OH)

Reenrolled at Cleveland OH April 1, 1901 (#75) to:
Cleveland Steamship Co., Cleveland OH, John Mitchell, Mgr. (home port to Fairport OH)

Entered service 1901

Sold Dec 30, 1915 to Interlake Steamship Co., Cleveland OH, Pickands Mather & Co., Mgr. and renamed Regulus

Cargo hold rebuilt 1925 to arch construction

Sold Oct 13, 1926 to Paterson Steamships Ltd., Fort William ON (home port to Fort William ON) and renamed Fort Willdoc 1927
Enrolled Canadian at 422.1 x 50.2 x 23.7, 4542 GT, 3055 NT     Can 153114

Fleet renamed N. M. Paterson & Sons Ltd. 1951

Sold for scrap 1964 to Marine Salvage Ltd.  Resold to Steel Company of Canada.  Carried final cargo of coal to Toronto ON, then sailed to Hamilton ON, where she was scrapped.

See history in Detroit Marine Historian Nov 1965 (#161)
Also in Great Lakes Ships We Remember p. 190

 

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