Tomlinson, G.A. 1

1909                                  G. A. Tomlinson     1                                  1970

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Lorain OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 370
Launched July 10, 1909

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 Buffalo NY July 30, 1909 (#4)
504.0 x 54.0 x 30.0, 6361 GT, 4862 NT     US 206623     to:
Douglas Steamship Co., Buffalo NY, Brown & Co., Mgr. (home port Buffalo NY)

Entered service Aug 10, 1909 clearing Lorain OH with a cargo of coal for Duluth MN

Sold Dec 1, 1915 to Pioneer Steamship Co., Cleveland OH, Hutchinson & Co., Mgr. (home port to Fairport OH)

Home port to Wilmington DE 1932

Sold 1959 to Gartland Steamship Co., Chicago IL, D. Sullivan & Co., Mgr. and renamed Henry R. Platt Jr.  (2)

Sold for scrap 1970 to Transworld Steel Corporation.  Scuttled spring 1972 as a breakwater in Burlington Bay, Hamilton ON.

IMO 5148170

 

0913

10 thoughts on “Tomlinson, G.A. 1

  1. I sailed on the G. A.. Tomlinson (George Ashley) in 1975. She was part of Columbia Transportation of the Oglebay Norton Co. She was restricted to Lakes Huron and Erie. As I recall, she was built in 1907 in Ecorse, Michigan and scraped in 1980.

  2. I have a photo of the G.A. Tomlinson. My great uncle, Jared A. Massey, sailed on her in the early part of the 20th century.
    Is there a way to attach the photo?

    • I don’t have a way of attaching photos to this website but if you authorize distribution you can send it to me, hard copy by mail or email, and I will get it to one of people who handle the vessel photos.

  3. I have an original oil painting of the Tomlinson maneuvering its way through the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland. It’s really nice and I wish I had a way of showing an image

  4. Cary Fergusion
    I worked the G. L. Tomlinson as a deckhand. In 1955.I I would very much appreciate a copy or photo of painting you mentioned.
    Richard Alderson

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