Hatfield, Joshua A.

1923                                  Joshua A. Hatfield                                  1984

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Lorain OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 782
Launched Jan 25, 1923

600’ LOA, 580’ LBP, 60’ beam, 32’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 2200 IHP

Enrolled at Cleveland OH April 24, 1923 (Temp #41)
586.3 x 60.2 x 28.0, 7940 GT, 6213 NT     US 222798     to:
Pittsburgh Steamship Co., Cleveland OH (home port Duluth MN)

Entered service 1923

Permanent enrollment at Duluth MN May 26, 1923 (#44)

Fleet reincorporated 1949 in Delaware (home port to Wilmington DE)

Fleet merged July 1951 into parent United States Steel Corporation (home port to New York NY)

Fleet renamed United States Steel Great Lakes Fleet 1967 (home port to Wilmington DE)

Laid up Aug 6, 1977 at Duluth MN and did not operate again

Sold for scrap 1984 to Azcon Corporation, Duluth MN

IMO 5176050

 

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10 thoughts on “Hatfield, Joshua A.

  1. Arthur,
    I have a picture of the upper deck area and possibly one of it from a distance, at the Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, MI, dated June 1948.
    I’m going through my mother’s pictures and she has these from a trip to the locks when she was 17 years old. There’s a close-up of the name so I thought I’d research it to see if it was still in operation and was directed here.
    I can email the pictures to you if you’re interested.

    -Paula in MI

  2. I sailed on the Hatfield from fit out to lay up in 1955 for Capt. C. J. (Pat) Paver. Sailed with Capt. Paver for two more seasons on two different boats, the Thomas and the Stanley.

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