1911 The Harvester 1977
Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter
Built at Lorain OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 391
Launched July 15, 1911
545’ LOA, 525’ LBP, 58’ beam, 31’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 12’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1760 IHP
Enrolled at Cleveland OH Aug 10, 1911 (Temp #6)
525.0 x 58.0 x 31.0, 7188 GT, 5690 NT US 209060 to:
Wisconsin Steel Co., Chicago IL (home port Duluth MN)
Entered service Aug 21, 1911 clearing Lorain OH with a cargo of coal for Duluth MN
Permanent enrollment at Duluth MN Aug 26, 1911 (#6)
Transferred 1917 to International Harvester Co., Chicago IL, a subsidiary of Wisconsin Steel Co.
Sold 1964 to Gartland Steamship Co., Chicago IL, D. Sullivan & Co., Mgr. (home port to Wilmington DE)
(Owned 1965-1969 by National Boulevard Bank of Chicago)
Renamed Chicago Trader 1965
Fleet sold Feb 1969 to American Steamship Co., Buffalo NY. (Fleet managed by Boland & Cornelius but continued as a subsidiary under its former name.)
Sold 1971 to Kinsman Marine Transit Co., Cleveland OH
Sold for scrap 1977 to Acme Scrap Iron & Metal Co., Ashtabula OH. Towed from Toledo OH to Ashtabula, where she was scrapped.
IMO 5357977
1105
My Grandfather was Captain on her in 1976.
Your writeup says The Harvester was “Transferred 1917 to International Harvester Co., Chicago IL, a subsidiary of Wisconsin Steel Co.”
It was the other way around: Wisconsin Steel Co. was a subsidiary of International Harvester.
I was a deckhand on The Harvester in 1964 under Captain Rislove when she suffered extrensive damage and anchored overnight in a storm near Escanaba.
We limped into the Harvester Steel Mills in Chicago for repairs and finished the season in mid-December.
Our very good friend who now is 93, is the last surviving child of Captain Smith. He was the first captain of the Harvester. She still lives in the family home on Harsens Island.