1902                                  James H. Hoyt                                  1968

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at West Superior WI by Superior Shipbuilding Co., Hull 506
Launched July 17, 1902

376’ LOA, 356’ LBP, 50’ beam, 27’ depth
1 deck, hold beams, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1450 IHP

Enrolled at Marquette MI July 28, 1902 (Temp #2)
363.2 x 50.0 x 23.0, 3934 GT, 2791 NT     US 77541     to:
Provident Steamship Co., Duluth MN, A. B. Wolvin, Mgr. (home port Duluth MN)

Permanent enrollment at Duluth MN Aug 4, 1902 (#56)

Entered service 1902

Lengthened 48’10”  1910, cargo hold rebuilt to arch construction and 12’ hatch centers at Superior WI
Remeasured to 411.25 [sic] length and 4363 GT, 3234 NT

Fleet sold 1913 to Lackawanna Steamship Co., Cleveland OH, Pickands Mather & Co., Mgr. (home port to Fairport OH)

Fleet renamed Interlake Steamship Co.

Sold March 26, 1926 to Paterson Steamships Ltd., Fort William ON (home port to Fort William ON) and renamed Bricoldoc.
Enrolled Canadian at 410.8 x 52.2 x 23.7, 4364 GT, 3279 NT     Can 153111

Fleet renamed N. M. Paterson & Sons Ltd. 1951

Sold for scrap 1968 to Marine Salvage Ltd., Port Colborne ON.  Resold to Spanish shipbreakers.  Towed out with MV Captain C. D. Secord, towed by Polish tug Jantar.  Tow arrived Santander, Spain Sept 13, 1968.

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