1913 James A. Farrell 1978
Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter
Built at Lorain OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 397
Launched Sept 28, 1912
600’ LOA, 580’ LBP, 58’ beam, 32’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 12’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1880 IHP
Enrolled at Cleveland OH March 12, 1913 (Temp #178)
580.0 x 58.0 x 32.0, 7705 GT, 5967 NT US 210912 to:
Pittsburgh Steamship Co., Cleveland OH (home port Duluth MN)
Entered service 1913
Permanent enrollment at Duluth MN April 28, 1913 (#97)
Remeasured 1947 to 586.5 x 58.2 x 27.4, 7770 GT, 6493 NT
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)
Sold for scrap 1978 to Hyman Michaels Co., Duluth MN and scrapped at Duluth
IMO 5168613
1302
I have one of the lifeboats off this ship that I converted into a cruising boat. She is docked at Silver Bay Marina on the north shore of Lake Superior.
I sailed on the Farrell for 1 season in 1972. We spend some time each year on the North Shore, and I would sure like to see what you have done with the life boat.
We have a family movie of that ship. We are debating if it is 1972 or 1973. You might be on our movie. If you want to see a copy send me an email olsonteam1@kw.com.
I sailed on the Farrell for 1 season in 1972. We spend some time each year on the North Shore, and I would sure like to see what you have done with the life boat.
I was on the Farrell in 1959 and again in 1965. Now retired in Simpsonville, SC
Hello,
I have a picture of my Great Uncle, Captain Frank J Kadletz, his wife and another couple standing by a life ring on the James A Farrell in 1960. I’m wondering if that other couple could be the Farrelll’s? I don’t know how they named the ships.
Frank was a Captain with Pittsburgh Steel Corp.
I have letters he sent his wife from various ships he worked on. B. F. Affleck, Homer D. Williams are two.
Thank you for any info you can provide.
I have an original postcard of this ship would anybody here like it as a gift, i,m based in London UK but I can post it anywhere in the world
My father sailed on the Farrell for two seasons as a fireman, 1947 and 1948. I have his Coast Guard licenses for both years. I would really appreciate a post card showing the vessel on which he sailed.
There’s a YouTube home movie from 1948 showing the James A. Farrell @about 8.30 minutes in. Some of the crew are on deck.
https://youtu.be/KxSWE5vKa4A?si=mlgEmT1KsUAtHI3R
My father sailed on the Farrell for two seasons as a fireman, 1947 and 1948. I have his Coast Guard licenses for both years. I would really appreciate a post card showing the vessel on which he sailed.
Spend the summer of 1966 on this ship as a deckhand