Also known as:

J.H. SHEADLE; H.L. GOBEILLE; NICOLET

Year of Build:

1905

Official Number:

202542

Built at:

Ecorse, Michigan, United States

Vessel Type:

Bulk Freighter

Hull Materials:

Steel

Hull Number:

9

Builder Name:

Great Lakes Engineering Works

Original Owner:

Cleveland-Cliffs Steamship Co

Propulsion:

Screw

Engine Type:

Triple expansion 24 1/2"-39"-67"; 42" stroke

# Boilers:

2 Scotch 15' 6" x 12'

Propulsion Notes:

1850 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1905; boilers built by Northwestern Boiler Works, 1905

Length:

513'

Beam:

60'

Depth:

31'

Tonnage (gross):

6838

Tonnage (net):

5183

Final Location:

Port Maitland, Ontario

Date:

1996

How:

Scrapped

1905 Owned Cleveland-Cliffs Steamship Co

1925 Renamed J.H. SHEADLE

1946 Installation of 2 water tube boilers by Foster-Wheeler Corp.

1955 Renamed H.L. GOBEILLE

1964 Owned Gartland Steamship Co (Sullivan); converted to self-unloader by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corp., WI

1965 Renamed NICOLET

1969 Owned American Steamship Co (Boland & Cornelius)

1996 Scrapped in Port Maitland, ONT