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Chicago Shipbuilding, Chicago IL

(later AmShip Chicago)

Most recent update: October 3, 2011.

Chicago Shipbuilding was an offshoot of Cleveland's Globe Iron Works.  It became a subsidiary of The American Ship Building Company in 1898 and a division in 1911.  After WWI, AmShip operated it as a repair yard but closed it in the 1970s.  It was located on the east bank of the Calumet River, at 101st Street, where Morton Salt is now.  See the site from the air on Google here.

Hull # Original Name Original Owner Type GT Delivery Disposition

Built by Chicago Shipbuilding
1 Marina Minnesota S.S.Co. Laker 2,431 Nov-91 Later George A. Graham 1913, wrecked 1917
2 Masaba Minnesota S.S.Co. Laker 2,431 Apr-91 Later General Henrys  1920, scrapped 1923
3 Whileaway Mr. Dodge Yacht   1891 later Majestic, burned & abandoned 1947
4 Maritana Minnesota S.S.Co. Laker 2,957 Jun-92 Scrapped 1947
5 Cadillac Cleveland Cliffs SS Co. Laker 1,263 Jul-92 Later Maplehurst 1920, wrecked 1922
6 Thomas Maytham Republic S.S. Co. Laker 2,329 Jan-93 Later Dolomite 1938, Motorex 1941, sunk by gunfire 1942
7 Arthur Orr C.W. Elphicke Laker 2,329 Jul-93 Scrapped 1949
8 Manitou Lake Michigan & Lake Superior Tpt. Co. Laker 2,944 Jun-93 Later Isle Royale 1933, burnt 1936
9 unnamed Chicago Shipbuilding Company Caisson   1893  
10 Kearsarge Interlake S.S. Co. Laker 3,092 May-94 Scrapped 1948
11 G.L. No. 8 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. Dump scow 217 1895 Documented 1919
12 Marcia Minnesota S.S.Co. Barge 2,237 Jan-95 Later Mitschfibre, scrapped 1966
13 Malta Minnesota S.S.Co. Barge 2,237 Jan-95 Later Thunder Bay, Pinebranch, scrapped 1960
14 Victory Interlake S.S. Co. Laker 3,774 Jun-95 Later Victorious 1940, sunk as breakwater in Toronto 1969
15 Zenith City Zenith Transit Laker 3,850 1895 Scrapped 1946
16 Aurania J. Corrigan Barge 3,218 1895 Sank 1909
17 Manda Minnesota S.S.Co. Barge 3,256 1896 Later Resolute, scrapped 1972
18 Martha Minnesota S.S.Co. Barge 3,256 1896 Later Owendoc, scrapped 1975
19 George E. Hartnell Northwestern Transportaion Co. Barge 3,265 Mar-96 Later Glensannox 1923, Portsmouth 1926, scrapped 1937
20 George N. Orr C.W. Elphicke Laker 2,872 May-96 Wrecked 1917
21 Maricopa Minnesota S.S.Co. Laker 4,223 Jul-96 Later John P. Geistman 1937, E. E. Johnson 1941, Altadoc 1945, D. B. Weldon 1962, scrapped 1974
22 Magna Minnesota S.S.Co. Barge 3,259 Aug-96 Scrapped 1962
23 George H. Corliss Minnesota S.S.Co. Barge 3,259 Sep-96 Later Kenordoc, scrapped 1973
24 Alfred Krupp Minnesota S.S.Co. Barge 3,259 Sep-96 Scrapped 1973
25 Crescent City Zenith Transit Co. Laker 4,213 Jun-97 Later Carl W. Meyers 1950, scrapped 1959
26 Carrington Minnesota S.S.Co. Barge 3,180 1897 Later Delkote, scrapped 1967
27 Minneapolis Lower Lakes S.S. Co. Laker 2,029 Apr-97 Later Ramon  Marimin 1920, Burlington 1922, wrecked 1936
28 St. Paul Lower Lakes S.S. Co. Laker 2,029 May-97 Later Eduardo Sala 1921, Bennington 1923, scrapped 1949
29 Amazon J. Corrigan Barge 3,599 Jun-97 Scrapped 1953
30 7   Dump Scow

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 1896  
31 Australia J. Corrigan Barge 3,745 Jan-97 Later S. B. Coolidge, scrapped 1948
32 William R. Linn C.W. Elphicke Laker 4,328 Apr-98 Later L. G. Wescoat 1940, scrapped 1964
33 Maia Minnesota S.S.Co. Barge 3,804 1898 Scrapped 1962
34 Illinois City of Chicago Fire Tug 287 1898  

Built by AmShip Chicago
35 Illinois Northern Michigan Transportation Co. Passenger 2,427 Jun-99 Scrapped 1947
36 Manila Minnesota S.S.Co. Barge 5,039 Jul-99  
37 Maunaloa Minnesota S.S.Co. Laker 4,951 Sep-99 Later Maunaloa II 1945, scrapped 1971
38 Madeira Minnesota S.S.Co. Barge 5,039 Feb-00 Sunk 1905
39 Marsala Minnesota S.S.Co. Barge 5,039 Apr-00  
40 Robert W. E. Bunsen Bessemer S.S. Co. Laker 4,473 Jun-00 Later Marquis Rouen 1954
41 Bryn Mawr Pittsburgh S.S. Co. Barge 4,294 Jun-00 Later Bryn Barge, scrapped 1968
42 Cornell Pittsburgh S.S. Co. Laker 5,082 Jul-00 Later Neptune 1954, Cornell 1958, scrapped 1961
43 Northwestern Northwestern S.S. Co. Cargo Ship 2,207 Mar-01 Later Federal 1921, sunk by gunfire 1942
44 Northman Northwestern S.S. Co. Cargo Ship 2,157 Mar-01 Later Louisiana 1911, Port Texaco No. 5 1932, Ceylon 1940, Cowasjee 1948, scrapped 1956
45 Northeastern Northwestern S.S. Co. Cargo Ship 2,157 May-01 Wrecked 1904
46 Northtown Northwestern S.S. Co. Cargo Ship 2,208 Mar-01 Later Alabama 1914, Amabala 1918, Alabama 1919, scrapped 1950
47 William L. Brown Federal S.S. Co. Laker 4,998 May-01 Later George H. Ingalls 1923, scrapped 1965
48 Mary C. Elphicke Federal S.S. Co. Laker 4,998 Jun-01 Later Morris S. Tremayne 1923, T. J. McCarthy 1946, scrapped 1965
49 Frank T. Heffelinger Peavey S.S. Co. Laker 4,897 Oct-01 Later Clemens A Reiss 1918, Superior 1959, scrapped 1961
50 Frederick B. Wells Peavey S.S. Co. Laker 4,897 Oct-01 Later Otto M. Reiss 1918, Sullivan Brothers 1934, Henry R. Platt, Jr. 1957, Pillsbury's Barg 1959, Pillsbury 1966, scuttled 1966
51 A. G. Brower United States Transportation Co. Laker 3,582 Apr-02 Later Sargent 1920, C. B. Nienaber 1922, S. B. Way 1924, Howard P. Eels Jr. 1930, D. E. Callender 1934, E. G. Mathiott 1937, scrapped 1960
52 W. W. Brown United States Transportation Co. Laker 3,582 Apr-02 Later Baltic 1920, John W. Ailes 1922, Henry T. Ewig 1926, scrapped 1963
53 Horace S. Wilkinson United States Transportation Co. Laker 3,860 Apr-02 Later Belguim 1916, tanker Michigan 1942, Texaco Michigan 1960, Trina 1963, Corpus Christi 1964, Witwater II 1972, Corpus Christi
54 Luzon Erie S.S. Co. Laker 3,582 Apr-02 Later John Anderson 1924, G. G. Post 1932, scrapped 1971
55 Milwaukee Western Transit Co. Cargo Ship 3,327 Jun-02 Scrapped 1940
56 Panay E.D. Carter Laker 3,811 Jul-02 Later William Nelson 1928, Ben E. Tate 1936, scrapped 1968
57 George B. Leonard United States Transportation Co. Laker 4,037 Apr-03 Scrapped 1946
58 Charles M. Warner United States Transportation Co. Laker 3,812 May-03 Later dredge Michigan 1928, Lakewood 1956, scrapped 1995
59 John Lambert Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Tptn Co. Laker 1,550 Jun-03 Later Houlgate 1916, sunk 1916
60 George C. Howe Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Tptn Co. Laker 1,550 Jul-03 Later Cabourg 1916, Glenealy 1921, Chapleau 1927, scrapped 1955
61 John Crerar Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Tptn Co. Laker 1,550 Jul-03 Later Fouras 1916, Glengarnock 1921, Courtright 1927, tanker Cedarbranch 1940, Empire Newt 1945, scrapped 1947
62 R. L. Ireland Gilchrist Transportation Co. Laker 4,470 Sep-03 Later Sirius 1913, Ontadoc 1926, scrapped 1970
63 Perry G. Walker Gilchrist Transportation Co. Laker 4,470 Nov-03 Later Taurus 1913, scrapped 1946
64 Duluth Western Transit Co. Cargo Ship 4,623 Dec-03 Scrapped 1950
65 Missouri Northern Michigan Transit Co. Passenger 2,434 Apr-04 Burnt 1939 and hulked, scrapped 1947
66 Elbert H. Gary Pittsburgh S.S. Co. Laker 6,331 May-05 Later R. E. Webster 1963, scrapped 1973
67 William E. Corey Pittsburgh S.S. Co. Laker 6,363 Aug-05 Later Ridgetown 1963, sunk as breakwater at Port Credit 1970
68 J. Pierpont Morgan Pittsburgh S.S. Co. Laker 7,161 Jun-06 Later Heron Bay 1966, Heron B. 1978, scrapped 1979
69 Henry H. Rogers Pittsburgh S.S. Co. Laker 7,053 Aug-06 Scrapped 1974
70 Norman B. Ream Pittsburgh S.S. Co. Laker 7,053 1906 Later Kinsman Enterprise 1965, Hull No. 1 1979, scrapped 1989
71 Peter A. B. Widener Pittsburgh S.S. Co. Laker 7,053 Nov-06 Scrapped 1986
72 William B. Kerr Pittsburgh S.S. Co. Laker 7,769 Mar-07 Later Francis E. House 1911, Kinsman Independent 1966, scrapped 1973
73 Thomas Lynch Pittsburgh S.S. Co. Laker 7,240 Jun-07 Later Wiarton 1966, scrapped 1973
74 Salt Lake City Holmes S.S. Co. Laker 6,530 Sep-07 Later Chester A. Congdon 1912, wrecked 1918
75 William A. Hawgood Atlas S.S. Co. Laker 6,530 Nov-07 Later R. L. Agassiz 1913, Carl C. Conway 1934, scrapped 1963
76 Arthur H Hawgood Neptune S.S. Co. Laker 6,486 Oct-07 Subcontract to West Bay City SB, later Joseph Block
77 Pere Marquette 18 Pere Marquette Railway Co. Laker 2,777 Jan-11 Scrapped 1957
78 Koalkraft By-Products Coke Co. Lighter 376 1913  
79 Nordal D/S  A/S Vestlandet Cargo Ship 2,081 Aug-16 Later Begensgut 1917, torpedoed and lost 1917
80 Manta Atlantic Gulf & West Indies Lines Inc. Cargo Ship 2,081 Nov-16 Later Ring 1930, Trym 1932, foundered 1937
81 Choctaw Atlantic Gulf & West Indies Lines Inc. Cargo Ship 2,086 Sep-17 Later Othander 1929, Tung Lung 1935, Shoka Maru 1938, bombed and sunk 1945
82 Danebrog Svensen & Jespersen Cargo Ship 1,866 Jun-17 Later Scandia 1924, Maia 1934, seized by Russia 1940, later Valga, scrapped 1970
83 War Banner /Lake Worth UK Admiralty Cargo Ship 2,080 Oct-17 Later Phoenicier 1920, Amberstone 1924, Orland 1927, bombed and lost 1940
84 War Hound/Lake Huron UK Admiralty Cargo Ship 2,080 Nov-17 Later Serbier 1920, Cap La Heve 1924, Binab 1932, Benito 1935, Advance 1936, Trojan 1941, Trojan III 1944, Advance 1947, Mister Stathis 1963, Agios Dimitrios 1965, scrapped 1966
85 War Duty/Lake Clear UK Admiralty Cargo Ship 2,054 Apr-18 Later Padilla 1926, Morea 1935, sunk by gunfire 1940
86 War Laurel/Lake Crescent UK Admiralty Cargo Ship 2,054 May-18 Later Sandcraft 1923, in collision and sank 1950
87 Lake Yemassee US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,319 Jul-17 Scrapped 1928
88 Lake Yahara US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,338 Jul-17 Scrapped 1928
89 Lake Bloomington US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,342 Aug-18 Wrecked 1918
90 Lake Berdan US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,342 Sep-18 Scrapped 1927
91 Lake Fondulac US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,338 Oct-18 Scrapped 1927
92 Lake Buckeye US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,338 Sep-18 Scrapped 1928
93 Lake Beacon US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,338 Oct-18 Scrapped 1927
94 Lake Desha US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,338 Nov-18 Scrapped 1927
95 Lake Mattato US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,338 Nov-18 Scrapped 1927
96 Lake Gradan US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,332 Nov-18 Scrapped 1927
97 Lake Grafton US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,630 Dec-18 Wrecked 1920
98 Lake Grainger US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,615 Apr-19 Scrapped 1928
99 Lake Grama US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,615 May-19 Scrapped 1927
100 Lake Grampian US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,615 May-19 Scrapped 1927
101 Lake Grampus US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,615 May-19 Scrapped 1928
102 Lake Granby US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,615 Jun-19 Scrapped 1927
103 Lake Gazette US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,664 Sep-19 Scrapped 1930
104 Lake Gebhart US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,810 Oct-19 Wrecked 1923
105 Lake Gera US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,637 Nov-19 Later Southlands 1923, Ruth Lykes 1929, sunk by gunfire 1942
106 Lake Gert US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,637 May-20 Scrapped 1930
107 Lake Getaway US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,637 May-20 Later Upshur 1935, Norluna 1941, wrecked 1942
108 Lake Geyser US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,592 May-20 Scrapped 1932
109 Lake Giddings US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,592 May-20 Later Texas Shipper 1932, West Shipper 1935, Caribqueen 1941, Hai Kwei 1946, scrapped 1951