1875                                            Geo. W. Adams                             1895 Wooden schooner Built at Toledo OH by Bailey Bros. Launched April 21, 1875 2 decks Enrolled at Toledo OH May 10, 1875 (Temp #11) 231.4 x 40.3 x 20.0, 1443.79 tons (1371.60 NT 1882)     US … Continue reading →

1848                                   Ontario      1                              1868 (1883) Wooden sidewheel Great Lakes passenger and package freight vessel Built at Clayton NY by John Oades Launched Dec 7, 1847 242’ LOA,  32’6” beam 1 deck, coal-fired boilers, vertical beam engine, Enrolled at Oswego … Continue reading →

1885                                               Tioga                                     1919 Iron Great Lakes package freighter Built at Buffalo NY by Union Dry Dock Co., Hull 39 Launched Dec 3, 1884 300’ LOA, 285’ LBP, 39’ beam, 17’ depth 2 decks, hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, steeple compound … Continue reading →

1980                                     Burns Harbor                                   Steel twin-screw self-unloading Great Lakes bulk freighter Built at Sturgeon Bay WI by Bay Shipbuilding Co., Hull 720 Built in dry dock.  Keel laid April 16, 1979;  floated Oct 28, 1979.  1000’ LOA, 990’ LBP, 105’ … Continue reading →

1924                                  Schenectady Socony                                  19 Steel twin-screw New York State Barge Canal size tanker Built at Chester Pa by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Hull 73 Launched One of a fleet of similar size vessels built for service between East … Continue reading →

1924                                  Burlington Socony                                  19 Steel twin-screw New York State Barge Canal size tanker Built at Chester Pa by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Hull 77 Launched One of a fleet of similar size vessels built for service between East … Continue reading →

1924                                  Oswego Socony                                  1972 Steel twin-screw New York State Barge Canal size tanker Built at Chester Pa by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Hull 76 Launched One of a fleet of similar size vessels built for service between East … Continue reading →

1924                                  Rome Socony                                  19 Steel twin-screw New York State Barge Canal size tanker Built at Chester Pa by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Hull 75 Launched One of a fleet of similar size vessels built for service between East … Continue reading →

1924                                  Amsterdam Socony                                  19 Steel twin-screw New York State Barge Canal size tanker Built at Chester Pa by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Hull 74 Launched One of a fleet of similar size vessels built for service between East … Continue reading →

1965                                        J. A. W. Iglehart                                 Steel self-unloading cemet carrier Built at Chester PA by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Hull 155 Launched Sept 25, 1936 Built as ocean tanker Pan Amoco Pan-American Petroleum & Transport Co.  Original tonnages … Continue reading →