Also known as:

REISS, RICHARD J.;SUPERIOR

Year of Build:

1901

Official Number:

86582

Built at:

Lorain, OH

Vessel Type:

Bulk Freighter

Hull Materials:

Steel

Builder Name:

American Ship Building Co.

Original Owner and Location:

Peavy Steamship Co., Duluth, MN

Ownership Notes:

A.B. Wolvin, manager.

Propulsion:

Screw

Length:

430'

Beam:

50'

Depth:

28.42'

Tonnage (gross):

4,997

Tonnage (net):

3,861

Final Location:

Hamilton, ONT. Lake Ontario

Date:

1947

How:

Scrapped.

Notes:

Scrapped by Steel Co. of Canada, Ltd.

1916 Owned Reiss Steamship Co., Sheboygan, WI.

1917 Renamed RICHARD J. REISS; hold reconstructed; 4,409 gross/ 3,488 net tons.

1923 Tonnage change; 4,503 gross/ 3,526 net tons.

1943 Owned U.S. War Shipping Administration, Sheboygan.

1945-47 Laid up, Erie, PA.

1947 Scrapped, Hamilton, ONT.

From the Collection of:

C. Patrick Labadie