1880                                     Rochester                                 1912 Wooden Great Lakes package freighter Built at Buffalo NY by Union Dry Dock Co., Hull 17 Launched 278’ LOA, 40’6” beam, 27’ depth 3 decks, coal-fired boilers, steeple compound engine, Enrolled at Buffalo NY Aug 12, 1880 … Continue reading →

1889                                   Manchester                                      1959 Composite Great Lakes bulk freighter Built at Wyandotte MI by Detroit Dry Dock Co., Hull 91 Launched May 4, 1889 296’1” LOA, 281’ LBP, 41’ beam, 23’ depth 2 decks, hatches @24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, … Continue reading →

1910                                  Rochester     2                                  1941 (1960)   Steel twin-screw overnight passenger vessel   Built at Wyandotte MI by Detroit Shipbuilding Co., Hull 180 Launched Sept 4, 1909 256’ LOA, 246’6” LBP, 42’ beam, 14’9” depth 5 decks, coal-fired boilers, 2 triple … Continue reading →

1907                                  Rochester     1                                  1945 (1960)   Steel Great Lakes package freighter   Built at Ecorse MI by Great Lakes Engineering Works, Hull 35 Launched Sept 28, 1907 403’1” LOA, 382’6” LBP, 50’ beam, 30’ depth 2 decks, hatches @ 24’, … Continue reading →

1931                                            Chester                                 1942 (1956) Steel twin-screw bulk freighter Built at River Rouge MI by Great Lakes Engineering Works, Hull 277 Launched May 9, 1931 300’ LOA, 288’ LBP, 43’ beam, 20’ depth 1 deck, oil-fired boilers, 2 steam turbine engines, … Continue reading →

1889                                       Olympia                                 1918 Wooden Great Lakes bulk freighter Built at Cleveland OH by Thomas Quayle’s Sons Launched 290’ LOA, 276’ LBP, 41’ beam, 22’4” depth 2 decks, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 900 IHP Enrolled at Cleveland OH … Continue reading →

1888                                      Volunteer                                        1914 Wooden Great Lakes bulk freighter Built at Trenton MI by John Craig & Son, Hull 35 Launched 284’ LOA, 270’ LBP, 41’6” beam, 22’ depth 2 decks, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1100 IHP Enrolled at Detroit … Continue reading →

1888                                        William B. Morley                       1918 Wooden Great Lakes bulk freighter Built at Marine City MI by Morley & Hill Launched Aug 18, 1888 277’ LBP, 42’ beam, 21’ depth 2 decks, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1050 IHP Enrolled at … Continue reading →

1891                                  Ferdinand Schlesinger                                  1919 Wooden Great Lakes bulk freighter Built at Milwaukee WI by Wolf & Davidson Launched 320’ LOA, 305’ LBP, 43”6’ beam, 24’6” depth 1 deck, hold beams, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1100 IHP Enrolled at Milwaukee … Continue reading →

1896                                 Armenia Wooden Great Lakes bulk freight schooner barge Built at West Bay City MI by James Davidson, Hull 73 Launched 298’ LOA, 285’ LBP, 44’ beam, 21’7” depth 2 decks Enrolled at Port Huron MI April 28, 1896 (#83) … Continue reading →