Walsh, James P.

1905                                  James P. Walsh                                  1960

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Toledo OH by Craig Shipbuilding Co., Hull 103
Launched May 16, 1905

500’ LOA, 480’ LBP, 52’ beam, 30’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 12’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 2000 IHP

Enrolled at Toledo OH April 24, 1905 (#14)
488.6 x 52.0 x 31.0, 5630 GT, 4772 NT     US 201811     to:
Craig Shipbuilding Co., Toledo OH (home port Toledo OH)

Reenrolled at Cleveland OH June 8, 1905 (#85) to:
Ohio Steamship Co., Cleveland OH, Charles O. Jenkins, Mgr. (home port to Fairport OH)

Entered service 1905

Sold 1913 to Pioneer Steamship Co., Cleveland OH, Hutchinson & Co., Mgr.

Rebuilt 1917 at Cleveland OH by Rud Machine Co.
Remeasured to 5326 GT, 3925 NT

Home port to Wilmington DE 1932

Sold for scrap 1960 to Afram Brothers Inc.  Resold to German shipbreakers.  Arrived under tow at Hamburg Germany July 18, 1961.

 

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