VAN HISE, CHARLES R. (1900, Bulk Freighter)

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Identification

Vessel name:: VAN HISE, CHARLES R.
Also known as:: SCHNEIDER, A.E.R.;WAY, S.B.;SECORD, CAPTAIN C.O.
Year of Build:: 1900
Official Number:: 127426

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Superior, WI
Vessel Type:: Bulk Freighter; Note: Transverse framing, 5 watertight bulkheads, 5 holds, 16 hatches 12 x 33.6' at 24' centers.
Hull Materials:: Steel
Number of Decks:: 1
Hull Number:: 144
Builder Name:: Superior Ship Building Co.
Original Owner and Location:: Bessemer Steamship Co., Cleveland, OH

Hull Dimensions

Length:: 458'
Beam:: 50.16'
Depth:: 25'
Tonnage (gross):: 5,117
Tonnage (net):: 3,673

Final Disposition

Final Location:: Santander, Spain
Date:: 13 Sep 1968
How:: Scrapped.
Notes:: Arrived with steamer BRIDOLDOC for scrap.

History

Chronology:

1901 Owned Pittsburgh Steamship Co., Cleveland.

1918 Owned U.S. Shipping Board, Washington, D.C.; cut in two, laid on her side & moved through Welland Canal; before she could be finished, the war was over; she was taken back through the Welland Canal & rejoined at Ashtabula, OH where she was also lengthened 96'.

1919 Owned Morrow Steamship Co., Fairport, OH; renamed A.E.R. SCHNEIDER; 542.33 x 50.16 x 28.58', 6,874 gross/ 5,288 net tons.

1931 Renamed S.B. WAY.

1934 Owned Columbia Transportation Co., Cleveland, OH.

1936 Owned Mohawk Navigation Co., Ltd, Montreal, QUE; renamed CAPTAIN C.D. SECORD; C158644.

1968, Jul Owned Steel Factors, Ltd., Montreal; resold to Spanish shipbreakers.

1968, Sep 13 Scrapped Spain.

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