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AmShip Lorain, Lorain OH

(formerly Cleveland Shipbuilding [1897-1900])

Most recent update: July 22, 2010.

The Lorain shipyard was started in 1897 by Cleveland Shipbuilding, which closed its downtown shipyard and relocated to Lorain.  It was acquired by The American Ship Building Company in 1899 and became AmShip Lorain.  It continued as a leading builder of lakers until the 1970s, when it was sold to a steel scrap processor.  See the site of the Lorain yard from the air on Google here.

Hull # Original Name Original Owner Type GT Delivery Disposition
Built in Lorain by Cleveland Shipbuilding
29 Superior City Zenith Transit Co Laker 4,795 May-98 In collision and sank 1920
30 Presque Isle W.G.Mather Laker 4,578 Jul-98 Later E. M. Ford 1956
31 Clarence A. Black Northern Lakes S.S.Co Laker 4,521 Oct-98 Scrapped 1946
32 Huron Lower Lake S.S.Co Laker 1,945 Aug-98 Later Huronton 1920, in collision and sank 1923
33 Pennsylvania A.B.Wolvin Laker 4,840 May-99 Later Mataafa 1899, scrapped 1964
34 Henry W. Oliver Wilson Transit Co Laker 4,909 May-99 Later S. H. Robins 1915, Burlington 1948, scrapped 1967
35 Eureka Eureka Tptn Co Laker 2,122 Jun-99 Later Ketchikan 1917, Nezina 1928, scrapped 1937
36 Texas Cleveland SB Co Laker 5,229 Sep-99 Later Malietowa 1899, scrapped 1963
37 John W. Gates Pittsburgh Steamship Laker 5,946 Mar-00 Scrapped 1961
38 James J. Hill Pittsburgh Steamship Laker 6,025 May-00 Scuttled 1962
39 Isaac L. Elwood Pittsburgh Steamship Laker 5,085 May-00 Scrapped 1961
40 William Edenborn Pittsburgh Steamship Laker 5,085 Jun-00 Scuttled as breakwater 1962
Built by AmShip Lorain
300 William Castle Rhodes Lower Lakes SS Co Laker 2,176 Apr-00 Later Ville de Casablanca 1919, foundered 1921
301 Lafayette Pittsburgh Steamship Laker 5,113 Jul-00 Wrecked 1905
302 Princeton Pittsburgh Steamship Laker 5,125 Aug-00 Scuttled 1967
303 Paraguay International Steamship Laker 2,201 Dec-00 Tanker 1902, Kyzikes 1927, wrecked 1927
304 Asuncion International Steamship Laker 2,196 Dec-00 Tanker 1902, scrapped 1924
305 Neptune J. C. Gilchrist Laker 3,717 May-01 Later William M. Connelly 1937, Martian 1948, scrapped 1969
306 Saturn J. C. Gilchrist Laker 3,717 May-01 Later J. Frater Taylor 1913, Algosoo 1936, scrapped 1965
307 Venus J. C. Gilchrist Laker 3,719 Apr-01 Later Steel Products 1958, wrecked 1961
308 Jupiter J. C. Gilchrist Laker 3,719 Apr-01 Scrapped 1959
309 Frank H. Peavy Peavey S.S.Co Laker 5,002 Jun-01 Later William A. Reiss 1918, wrecked 1935
310 George A. Peavy Peavey S.S.Co Laker 4,997 Aug-01 Later Richard J. Reiss 1918, Superior 1943, scrapped 1948
311 William S. Mack Lake Erie Tptn Co Laker 3,720 Oct-01 Later Home Smith 1918, Algorail 1936, scrapped 1963
312 F. M. Osborne J. C. Gilchrist Laker 4,309 Apr-02 Later Munsing 1916, scrapped 1953
313 Frank W. Hart J. C. Gilchrist Laker 4,307 Mar-02 Later Sparta, wrecked 1941
314 Edward N. Saunders J. C. Gilchrist Laker 4,305 1902 Later Negaunee 1916, scrapped 1953
315 C. W. Watson J. C. Gilchrist Laker 4,306 Apr-02 Later Shasta 1930, scrapped 1956
316 Steel King J. C. Gilchrist Laker 4,308 Apr-02 Later Cadillac 1919, Chacornac 1943, scrapped 1953
317 J. M. Jenks W.A.Hawgood & Co Laker 4,644 Jun-02 Later R. R. Richardson 1916, Ralph S. Caulkens 1942, Poweraux Peter 1963, scrapped 1963
318 Harold B. Nye W.A.Hawgood & Co Laker 4,310 Jul-02 Later W. D. Calverley Jr. 1925, Prindoc 1948, Abby 1965, scrapped 1964
319 Frank H. Goodyear J.Mitchell Laker 4,815 Sep-02 In collision and sank 1910
320 Moses Taylor Etna S.S.Co Laker 4,772 Oct-02 Later Soodoc 1926, scrapped 1967
321 H. B. Hawgood H.A.Hawgood Laker 4,655 Feb-03 Layer Pentecost Mitchell 1916, scrapped 1946
322 Hurlburt W. Smith United States Tptn Co Laker 4,662 Apr-03 Scrapped 1958
323 Monroe C. Smith United States Tptn Co Laker 4,281 May-03 Scrapped 1946
324 Lyman B. Smith United States Tptn Co Laker 4,271 Jun-03 Scrapped 1946
325 Wilbert L. Smith United States Tptn Co Laker 4,319 Jul-03 Scrapped 1946
326 Lewis Woodruff Gilchrist Tptn Co Laker 4,707 Aug-03 Later Argus 1913, foundered 1913
327 R. E. Schuck Gilchrist Tptn Co Laker 4,713 Oct-03 Later Hydrus 1913, foundered 1913
328 J. C. Gilchrist Gilchrist Tptn Co Laker 4,725 Nov-03 Later Cygnus 1913, scrapped 1946
329 Edwin F. Holmes Bransford Transit Co Laker 4,787 Mar-04 Later E. C. Collins 1916, J. B. Ford 1959, used for storage
330 Augustus B. Wolvin Acme S.S.Co Laker 6,585 May-04 Scrapped 1967
331 Sahara Globe S.S.Co Laker 5,785 Jun-04 Later Cuyler Adams 1914, scrapped 1960
332 Rescue   Barge 894 1904  
333 Ball Brothers Tomlinson Laker 5,733 Feb-05 Scrapped 1963
334 James C. Wallace Interlake Laker 6,684 Apr-05 Scrapped 1961
335 Philip Minch Kinsman Laker 5,865 May-05 Scrapped 1969
336 Stephen M. Clement Buffalo & Susquehanna S.S.Co Laker 5,821 Jun-05 Later United States Gypsum 1931, John J. Boland 1939, Niagara Mohawk 1953, scrapped 1966
337 William A. Rogers Niagara Transit Co Laker 6,524 Aug-05 Later Lehigh 1925, Johnstown 1943, scrapped 1950
338 John Stanton Pioneer Steamship Laker 6,129 Oct-05 Scrapped 1961
339 Joseph G. Butler Jr. Tonopah S.S.Co Laker 6,588 Nov-05 Later Donald B. Gillies 1935, Grovedale 1963, sunk as a dock 1973
340 Joseph Sellwood J.Mitchell & Co Laker 6,741 Apr-06 Scrapped 1961
341 Loftus Cuddy J.Mitchell & Co Laker 6,829 Mar-06 Later C. S. Robinson 1916, Uhlmann Brother 1865, scrapped 1973
342 Harvey D. Goulder H.A.Hawgood Laker 6,617 May-06 Later J. Clare Miller 1937, scrapped 1973
343 Henry B. Smith Acme Transit Laker 6,631 Jun-06 Foundered 1913
344 J. Q. Riddle Milwaukee S.S.Co Laker 6,832 Aug-06 Later J. J. Turner 1915, George R. Fink 1931, Thpmas E. Millsop 1953, W. Wayne Hancock 1955, sank under tow 1962
345 Joshua W. Rhodes Valley Transit Co Laker 4,871 Sep-06 Later Frank Seither 1923, Hazen Butler 1933, J. P. Wells 1946, scrapped 1961
346 D. R. Hanna Pioneer Steamship Laker 7,023 Nov-06 In collision and sank 1919
347 Le Grand S. de Graff Weston Transit Co Laker 7,971 Jun-07 Later George G. Crawford 1911, scrapped 1974
348 William M. Mills Weston Transit Co Laker 7,962 1907 Later William J. Filbert 1911, scrapped 1976
349 Hugh Kennedy Buffalo & Susquehanna S.S.Co Laker 7,064 Mar-07 Later J. F. Schoelkopf, Jr 1930., scrapped 1980
350 Joe S. Morrow Kinsman Laker 4,895 Mar-07 Scrapped 1976
351 Odanah Lackawanna S.S.Co Laker 4,907 Aug-07 Scrapped 1955
352 Crete Lackawanna S.S.Co Laker 6,189 Oct-07 Scrapped 1962
353 Cyprus Lackawanna S.S.Co Laker 4,900 Sep-07 Foundered 1907
354 Adriatic Lackawanna S.S.Co Laker 4,945 Nov-07 Scrapped 1962
355 Verona Lackawanna S.S.Co Laker 6,186 Oct-07 Later Henry Steinbrenner 1959, Uhlmann Brothers 1965, Manitoba 1965, scrapped 1969
356 Charles W. Kotcher Detroit S.S.Co Laker 4,961 Dec-07 Later Frank E. Taplin 1920, scrapped 1968
357 B. F. Berry Fremont S.S.Co Laker 6,188 May-08 Later Berrytown 1922, Viscount Bennett 1942, C. A. Bennett 1954, scrapped 1968
358 J. J. H. Brown Brown Steamship Laker 5,069 Mar-08 Scrapped 1965
359 John A. McGean Pioneer Steamship Laker 5,100 Apr-08 Disappeared 1913
360 William H. Wolf Gartland Steamship Laker 6,281 Aug-08 Scrapped 1966
361 William Truesdale Empire S.S.Co Laker 5,057 Apr-08 Later James E. McAlpine 1934, scrapped 1965
362 John A. Donaldson Valley S.S.Co Laker 4,315 May-08 Later J. H. Macoubrey 1933, Williamsport 1951, scrapped 1957
363 Price McKinley Pioneer Steamship Laker 5,250 Sep-08 Scrapped 1961
364 William A. McGonagle Duluth & Iron Range RR Tug 275 1908 Later Marguerite W 1937, Ruth Hindman 1953, Lynda Hindman 1965, scrapped 1966
365 Alva C. Dinkey U.S. Steel Laker 7,514 Apr-09 Scrapped 1980
366 Eugene J. Buffington U.S. Steel Laker 7,528 Apr-09 Scrapped 1980
367 La Belle Kinsman Laker 6,407 Apr-09 Scrapped 1962
368 John J. Barlum Postal S.S.Co Laker 6,419 Jun-09 Later Algocen 1935, scrapped 1968
369 Isaac M. Scott Virginia Steamship Laker 6,372 Jul-09 Sank 1913
370 G. A. Tomlinson Douglass S.S.Co Laker 6,361 Aug-09 Later Henry R. Platt, Jr. 1959, sunk as a breakwater 1971
371 J. S. Ashley Kinney S.S.Co Laker 6,361 Aug-09 LaterFred A. Manske 1962,  Brookdale 1976, scrapped 1980
372 William B. Schiller U.S. Steel Laker 7,521 Mar-10 Scrapped 1978
373 J. P. Morgan Jr. U.S. Steel Laker 7,521 Mar-10 Scrapped 1980
374 A. A. Augustus Pioneer S.S.Co Laker 6,390 Apr-10 Later Howard Hindman 1961, scrapped 1969
375 Courtney L.   Tug 48 1909  
376 Hollis M.   Tug 48 1909  
377 John P. Reiss Reiss Steamship Laker 6,432 May-10 Scrapped 1972
378 Charles L. Hutchinson Raleigh S.S.Co Laker 6,377 Apr-10 Later Fayette Brown 1918, sank 1963
379 John B. Cowle Standard Tptn Co Laker 6,614 Apr-10 Later Henry L. Allen 1969, scrapped 1979
380 Joseph Wood Eastern S.S.Co Laker 6,360 May-10 Later Sullivan Brothers 1957, scrapped 1967
381 Charles S. Price Mahoning Steamship Laker 6,322 Jun-10 Sank 1913
382 Torrent   Tug 296 1910  
383 Cincinnati   Tug 47 1910  
384 Louisville   Tug 47 1910  
385 Nashville   Tug 47 1910  
386 Chattanooga   Tug 47 1910  
387 William C. Moreland Interstate S.S.Co Laker 7,514 Sep-10 Later Sir Trevor Dawson 1916, Charles L. Hutchinson 1920, Gene C. Hutchinson 1951, Parkdale 1962, scrapped 1970
388 William C. Agnew Buffalo S.S.Co Laker 6,533 Apr-11 Later George F. Rand 1926, Ben W. Calvin 1954, scrapped 1974
389 Quincy A. Shaw Calumet Tptn Co Laker 6,336 Jun-11 Later Edmund W. Mudge 1931, scrapped 1963
390 Thomas Walters Interstate S.S.Co Laker 7,518 May-11 Later Frank R. Denton 1953, scrapped 1984
391 The Harvester Wisconsin Steel Co Laker 7,188 Aug-11 Later Chicago Trader 1865, scrapped 1977
392a Baltimore   Tug 45 1911  
392b New York   Tug 45 1911  
392c Philadelphia   Tug 45 1911  
392d Pittsburg   Tug 45 1911  
393 Socony Oil # 120 Socony Oil Tanker 1,198 1911  
394 Socony Oil # 121 Socony Oil Tanker 1,201 1911  
395 Socony Oil # 122 Socony Oil Tanker 1,201 1911  
396 Renown Standard Oil of Indiana Tanker 4,154 Jul-12 Later Beaumont Parks 1930, Mercury 1957, scrapped 1975
397 James A. Farrell U.S. Steel Laker 7,705 Mar-13 Scrapped 1978
398 Percival Roberts Jr. U.S. Steel Laker 7,593 Apr-13 Scrapped 1978
399 S. T. Co. No. 89 Cleveland Tankers Tank Barge 2,452 1912  
700 S. T. Co. No. 90 Cleveland Tankers Tank Barge 2,451 1912  
701 Radiant Cleveland Tankers Tanker 2,487 Sep-13 Later General Markham 1929, Rocket 1943, scrapped 1974
702 S. T. Co. No. 85 Cleveland Tankers Tank Barge 2,441 1913 Sank 1942
703 Brilliant Cleveland Tankers Tanker 2,486 Sep-13 Later Richfield 1925, wrecked 1930
704 S. T. Co. No. 83 Cleveland Tankers Tank Barge   1913  
705 Comet Cleveland Tankers Tanker 2,486 Jul-13 Later Cometa 1928, Comet 1935, scrapped 1973
706 S. T. Co. No. 84 Cleveland Tankers Tank Barge   1913  
707 Richard Trimble U.S. Steel Laker 7,607 Jun-13 Scrapped 1978
708 Alton C. Dustin Kinsman Laker 7,978 Jul-13 Later J. A. Campbell 1916, Buckeye Monitor 1965, foundered 1973
709 Robert L. Ireland Wilson Laker 6,387 Apr-14 Converted to floating dry-dock 1959
710 William D. Crawford Virginia S.S.Co Laker 6,385 May-14 Later Baird Tewksbury 1953, George Hindman 1962, scrapped 1969
711 Kelley Island Kelley Island Lime Dredge 881 1914 Later J B II 1960, Ohio 1968, scrapped 1988
712 W. F. White Limestone Tptn Co Laker 7,180 Aug-15 Later Erindale 1976, scrapped 1984
713 Henry G. Dalton Interlake Laker 7,810 May-16 Scrapped 1972
714 D. G. Kerr U.S. Steel Laker 7,756 Jun-16 Foundereded 1980
715 Emory L. Ford Franklin S.S.Co Laker 7,986 Aug-16 Later Raymond H. Reiss 1965, scrapped 1981
716 D. M. Clemson Pittsburgh S.S.Co Laker 7,728 Jan-17 Scrapped 1980
717 Herbert F. Black Donner S.S.Co Laker 6,262 Oct-16 Later Joliet 1930, Poweraux Mark 1963, scrapped 1963
718 Carl D. Bradley Bradley Tptn Co Laker 7,203 Jun-17 Later John G. Munson 1927, Irvin L. Clymer 1951, scrapped 1994
719 Eugene W. Pargny Pittsburgh S.S.Co Laker 7,725 Apr-17 Scrapped 1988
720 Homer D. Williams Pittsburgh S.S.Co Laker 7,742 Jun-17 Scrapped 1984
721 Louis W. Hill Producers S.S.Co Laker 7,038 Aug-17 Later Valley Camp 1955, converted to museum 1968
722 Carmi A. Thompson Producers S.S.Co Laker 7,039 Sep-17 Later Thorold 1963, Thoro 1972, scrapped 1971
723 William A. Amberg Producers S.S.Co Laker 7,031 Oct-17 Later Albert E. Heekin 1932, Silver Bay 1955, Judith M. Pierson 1975, Fernglen 1982, scrapped 1984
724 William P. Cowan Standard Oil of Indiana Tanker 5,429 Jun-18 Later Amoco Illinois 1962, scrapped 1985
725 War Wren/Lake Como UK Admiralty Cargo Ship 2,018 Apr-18 Later Beothic 1925, wrecked 1940
726 War Birch/Lake Charles UK Admiralty Cargo Ship 2,014 Apr-18 Later Kirsten B 1929, wrecked 1930
727 War Briar/Lake Jessop UK Admiralty Cargo Ship 2,014 Apr-18 Later Ekstrand 1925, Iristo 1935, wrecked 1937
728 War Maple/Lake Ogden UK Admiralty Cargo Ship 2,014 Apr-18 Later Trujillo 1925, Emancipation 1937, scrapped 1959
729 War Gull/Lake Benton UK Admiralty Cargo Ship 2,019 Jun-18 Later Fido 1930, Strindheim 1953, scrapped 1961
730 War Branch/Lake Fernwood UK Admiralty Cargo Ship 2,014 Jun-18 Later Virginia Dispatch 1923, Mercurio 1935, bombed and lost 1944
731 War Fortune/Lake Weir UK Admiralty Cargo Ship 2,018 May-18 Later Sandmaster 1925, foundered 1962
732 War Vigil/Lake Harney UK Admiralty Cargo Ship 2,014 Jul-18 Later Germinal 1923, Mall 1929, Irish Rose 1942, Flamenco 1946, Nizeti 1952, Ata 1957, wrecked 1959
733 War Poplar/Lake Wimico UK Admiralty Cargo Ship 2,014 Jul-18 Later Contoy 1929, Blanche Sheridan 1948, scrapped 1960
734 Lake Eckhart US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,300 Aug-18 Scrapped 1926
735 Lake Eliko US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,300 Aug-18 Scrapped 1927
736 Lake Elsinore US Shipping Board Cargo Ship 2,300 Aug-18