Gayley, James

1902                                  James Gayley                                  1912

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Cleveland OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 410
Launched March 29, 1902

436’ LOA, 416’ LBP, 50’ beam, 28’ depth
1 deck, hold beams, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1450 IHP

Enrolled at Cleveland OH May 12, 1902 (#86)
416.0 50.0 x28.0, 4777 GT, 3359 NT     US 77523     to:
American Ship Building Co., Cleveland OH (home port Cleveland OH)

Reenrolled at Cleveland OH May 14, 1902 (#87) to
Cleveland Steamship Co., Cleveland OH, John Mitchell, Mgr. (home port to Fairport OH)

Entered service 1902

Sunk Aug 7, 1912 in collision with str. Rensselaer 43 miles east of Manitou Island, Lake Superior.  Upbound with coal from Buffalo NY to Duluth MN.  No lives lost.  Enrollment surrendered Aug 14, 1912.

 

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