Craigsmere

(1919) 1922                                  Craigsmere                                  1928 (1948)

Steel St. Lawrence River canal size bulk freighter

Built at Ashtabula OH by Great Lakes Engineering Works, Hull 507
Launched 1919
Built for U. S. Shipping Board for off-Lakes service during World War I, cabins and machinery aft, and left the Great Lakes upon completion

261’ LOA, 253’6” LBP, 43’6” beam, 27’6” depth
1 deck, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1350 IHP

Sold 1922 to Morton Salt Co. and returned to the Great Lakes

Enrolled at Chicago IL
253.4 x 43.6 x 25.1, 2496 GT, 1486 NT     US 218333     to:
Morton Salt Co., Chicago IL (home port to Chicago IL)

Entered Great Lakes service 1922

Sold 1927 to M. & J. Tracy, New York NY for off-Lakes service and left the Great Lakes

Scrapped 1948

 

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