Ann Arbor No. 5

1910                                  Ann Arbor No. 5                                  1966 (1970)

Steel twin-screw crosslake railroad carferry

Built at Toledo OH by Toledo Shipbuilding Co., Hull 118
Launched Nov 26, 1910

377’9” LOA, 361’3” LBP, 56’ beam, 21’ depth
1 deck, 2 coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engines, 3000 IHP

Enrolled at Toledo OH Dec 28, 1910 (#8)
360.0 x 56.3 x 18.9, 2884 GT, 1961 NT     US 208261     to:
Toledo Shipbuilding Co., Toledo OH (home port Toledo OH)

Rebuilt 1948
Remeasured to 2988 GT, 2032 NT

Sold 1966 to Bulk Food Carriers Inc. for trade in the U. S. Maritime Commission on vessels in the reserve fleet.  Resold 1967 to Bultema Dredge & Dock Co. and sunk as temporary breakwater off South Haven MI

Hull scrapped 1970

 

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  1. My great grandfather was William H Freeman, His daughter Lucille is my Grandmother. I have been searching for pictures of him and info about the ship can you help with this? Thank you

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