Shaw, Quincy A.

1911                                  Quincy A. Shaw                                  1963

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Lorain OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 389
Launched May 17, 1911

524’ LOA, 504’ LBP, 54’ beam, 30’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 12’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1760 IHP

Enrolled at Cleveland OH June 16, 1911 (#89)
504.0 x 54.0 x 30.0, 6336 GT, 5013 NT     US 208762     to:
Calumet Transportation Co., Cleveland OH, M. A. Hanna & Co., Mgr. (home port Fairport OH)

Entered service 1911

Fleet transferred 1930 to Producers Steamship Co.

Fleet transferred 1937 to National Steel Corporation

Renamed Edmund W. Mudge 1931

Home port to Wilmington DE 1932

Fleet transferred 1937 to National Steel Corporation

Sold for scrap 1963 to Columbia Iron & Metal Co.  Scrapped at Port Arthur ON.

 

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2 thoughts on “Shaw, Quincy A.

  1. I have a photo of this ship with my grandfather on it. Who can I share it with. Contact me at the address; pash at Mac dot com

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