Eaton, George L. 1

1916                                  George L. Eaton     1                                  1917 (1918)

Steel St. Lawrence River canal size bulk freighter

Built at Wyandotte MI by Detroit Shipbuilding Co., Hull 195
Launched March 11, 1916

252’6” LOA, 244’ LBP, 43’ beam, 23’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1000 IHP

Enrolled at Ogdensburg NY
244.0 x 43.2 x 20.5, 2008 GT, 1216 NT     US 214023     to:
George Hall Coal Co., Ogdensburg NY (home port Ogdensburg NY)

Entered service 1916

Sold Aug 2, 1917 to James W. Elwell & Co. for off-Lakes service and left the Great Lakes.

Burned June 26, 1918 off Nantes France, Atlantic Ocean

 

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