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Hull Number Vessel Name Official Number Rig Hull Material Builder Ship Yard Place of Build Date of Build Vessel Length Vessel Width Vessel Height Gross Tonnage Net Tonnage Notes Name Change & Year #1 Name Change & Year #2 Name Change & Year #3 Name Change & Year #4 Name Change & Year #5 Final Disposition Outboard Profile (1) Inboard Profile (2) Lines (3) Offsets & Scantlings (4) Midship Sections (5) Deck Plan (6) Cabin Arrangement (7) Shell Expansion (8) Rudder (9) Unique Drawings (10) Conversion (11) Self-Loader (12)                    
1 Marina 92282 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1891 292.0 40.2 20.8 2431.0 1992.0   George A. Graham (12) Can         Scrapped (37) X X X X X X X     X                        
2 Masaba 92298 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1891 292.0 40.2 20.8 2431.0 1992.0   Masaba (14) Can Masaba (18) France General Henrys (20) France     Scrapped (24) X X X X X X X     X                        
3 Whileaway Undocumented Yacht Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1891 70.0           Majestic (25)         Burned & Abandoned (47) X X         X                              
4 Maritana 92459 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1892 330.0 45.2 20.3 2957.0 2429.0             Scrapped (47) X   X   X X   X X X                        
5 Cadillac 126876 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1892 230.0 37.2 15.3 1263.0 1068.0   Cadillac (13) Can Maplehurst (20) Can       Driven Ashore (22) X X     X   X X X                          
6 Maytham, Thomas 145631 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1892 286.0 41.3 21.3 2329.0 1972.0   Dolomite 2 (37) Motorex (42) Motorex (42) Brit     Torpedoed (42)   X     X X   X X X                        
7 Orr, Arthur 107005 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1893 286.0 41.3 21.3 2329.0 1972.0 Lengthened 48 feet (1898)           Scrapped (47) X X     X X X X X X                        
8 Manatou 92521 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1893 274.4 42.2 20.8 2944.0 2391.0   Isle Royal (33)         Out of Documentation (49) X X X   X X X X X X                        
10 Kearsarge 161061 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1894 328.0 44.2 23.0 3092.0 2721.0             Out of Documentation (43), Dismantled (48) X X X   X     X X X                        
11 Dump Scow Undocumented Scow Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1894                       Out of Documentation                                            
12 Marcia 92638 Barge Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1895 302.0 40.2 19.6 2237.0 2132.0   Mitschfibre (24) Mitschfibre (39) Can       Scrapped (67) X       X   X X   X                        
13 Malta 92637 Barge Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1895 302.0 40.2 19.6 2237.0 2132.0   Thunder Bay (12) Can Pinebranch (39) Can Empire Stickleback (45) UK Pinebranch (46) Can   Sold for use as Breakwater (60) X       X   X X   X                        
14 Victory 161758 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1895 387.5 48.3 22.5 3774.0 3339.0   Victorious (40) Can         Sunk as landfill (69)     X X X   X X X X                        
15 Zenith City 28129 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1895 387.5 48.3 22.3 3850.0 3429.0             Scrapped (47) X X X X X   X X X X                        
16 Aurania 107186 Barge Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1895 352.0 44.2 21.9 3113.0 2999.0             Sprang Leak & Sank(09)     X   X     X X X                        
17 Manda 92696 Barge Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1896 352.0 44.2 22.3 3256.0 3121.0   Resolute (28)         Scrapped (72)         X   X X X X                        
18 Martha 92697 Barge Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1896 352.0 44.2 22.3 3256.0 3121.0   Florence (36) H Maureen (38) Can J Florence (38) Can Owendoc (49) Can CS Band (62) Can Scrapped (80)         X   X X X X                        
19 Hartnell, George E. 86348 Barge Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1896 352.0 44.2 22.3 3265.0 3154.0   Glensannox (23) Can Portsmouth (26) Can       Scrapped (37)             X   X X                        
19 Engine & Boiler Plan 20 X 40 X 30   Engine   Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1890                                                                    
20 Orr ,George H. 86350 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1896 326.0 42.2 21.8 2872.0 2412.0             Stranded (17) X       X     X X X                        
21 Maricopa 92736 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1896 406.0 48.2 23.4 4223.0 3669.0   John P. Geistman (37) John P. Geistman (39) Can E.E. Johnson (41) Can Altadoc (45) can D.B. Weldon (62) Can Scrapped (79)         X   X X X X                        
22 Magna 92740 Barge Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1896 352.0 44.2 22.3 3259.0 3124.0             Scrapped (61)         X     X X X                        
23 Corliss, George H. 86363 Barge Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1896 352.0 44.2 22.3 3259.0 3124.0   Ethel (37) Ethel, J (39) Can Portadoc (45) Can Kenordoc (62) Can F.H. Dunsford (62) Can Scrapped (75)         X     X X X                        
24 Krupp, Alfred 107242 Barge Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1896 352.0 44.2 22.3 3259.0 3124.0   Alfred Krupp (36) Can         Scrapped (75)         X     X X X                        
25 Crescent City 127176 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1897 406.0 48.2 23.9 4213.0 3675.0   Carl W. Meyers (49)         Scrapped (59) X       X X X X X X                        
26 Carrington 127172 Barge Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1897 352.0 44.2 21.8 3180.0 2861.0   Cordove (27) Delkote (39) Can       Scrapped (69)         X   X X X X                        
27 Minneapolis 92769 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1897 328.0 42.2 22.2 2029.0 1221.0   Ramon Marimon (16) Cuba Burlington (22)       Scrapped (49) X X     X X   X X X                        
28 St. Paul 116762 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1897 328.0 42.2 22.2 2029.0 1221.0   Eduardo Sala (16) Cuba Bennington (22)       Scrapped (49) X X     X X   X X X                        
29 Amazon 30089 Barge Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1897 376.0 46.2 25.9 3599.0 3331.0             Scrapped (54) X X     X X X X X X                        
30 Dump Scow Undocumented Scow Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1897                       Unknown         X         X                        
31 Australia 30094 Barge Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1897 376.0 48.2 22.4 3745.0 2467.0   S.B. Coolidge (25)         Scrapped (48) X   X   X X X X X X                        
33 Maia 92894 Barge Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1898 376.0 48.2 22.4 3804.0 3442.0             Scrapped (61)   X     X X X X X X                        
34 Illinois 200603 Fire Tug Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1898 107.0 24.2 13.0 287.0 34.0   John Roen III (41) John M. Selvick (74)         X       X X   X X X                        
35 Illinois 100680 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1899 225.0 40.0 24.7 2427.0 1468.0             Scrapped (47) X X X     X X X X X                        
36 Manila 92950 Barge Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1899 436.0 50.2 24.5 5039.0 4567.0 Specifications, including: (6) Deck Plan, (7) Cabin Arrangement, (10) Unique Drawing           Removed from Documentation   X       X     X X                        
37 Maunaloa 92974 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1899 430.0 50.2 24.0 4951.0 4004.0   Maunaloa II (45) Can         Scrapped (71) X       X X X   X X                        
38 Madeira 93020 Barge Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1900 436.0 50.2 24.2 5039.0 4667.0             Stranded (05)             X                              
39 Marsala 93021 Barge Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1900 436.0 50.2 24.2 5039.0 4667.0             Out of Documentation (60)             X                              
40 Bunsen ,Robert W.E. 111294 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1900 439.0 50.2 25.3 5181.0 4012.0 Reduced to self-loading barge (54) Marquis Roen (54)             X     X X X   X X                        
41 Bryn Mawr 3845 Barge Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1900 400.0 50.2 23.9 4294.0 3853.0   Bryn Barge (40) Can         Scuttled (68)   X     X X X X X X                        
42 Cornell 127451 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1900 454.0 50.2 24.5 5082.0 3986.0   Neptune (54) Cornell (58)       Scrapped (61) X   X   X X X   X X                        
43 Northwestern 130908 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1900 242.0 42.2 23.2 2207.0 1299.0   Federal (20)         Torpedoed (42)   X X X X X X X X X                        
44 Northman 130906 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1901 242.0 42.2 23.2 2157.0 1496.0   Louisiana (10) Port Texaco No 5 (40) Ceylon (40) Panama Cowasjee (48) UK   Scrapped (56)   X X X X X X X X X                        
45 Northeastern 130905 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1901 242.0 42.2 23.2 2157.0 1496.0             Stranded (04)   X X X X X X X X X                        
46 Northtown 130907 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1901 242.0 42.2 23.2 2157.0 1496.0   Alabama (15) Alabama (46) Venezuela       Scrapped (50)   X X X X X X X X X                        
47 Brown, William L 81747 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1901 430.0 50.2 24.4 4998.0 3967.0   George H Ingalls (24)         Scrapped (66)         X   X X X X                        
48 Elphicke, Mary C 93151 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1901 430.0 50.2 24.4 4998.0 3967.0   Morris S. Tremaine (24) T.J. McCarthy (41)       Scrapped (66) X       X   X X X X                        
49 Heffelfinger, Frank T 121205 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1901 430.0 50.2 24.5 4897.0 3630.0   Clemens A. Reiss (16) Superior (59)       Scrapped (61)   X X X X   X X X X                        
50 Wells, Frederick B. 121208 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1901 430.0 50.2 24.4 4897.0 3630.0   Otto M Reiss (16) Sullivan Brothers (34) Henry R Platt Jr (57) Pillsbury Barge (60) Pillsbury (66) Scuttled as Breakwater (67)   X X X X   X X X X                        
53 Wilkinson, Horace S. 96606 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1902 370.0 48.2 24.0 3860.0 3057.0   Belgium (16) Michigan (42) Texaco Michigan (60) Trina (63) Corpus Christi (64) Panama Reduced to barge (67) X X X X   X X     X                        
56 Panay 150959 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1902 356.0 50.0 24.0 3811.0 2778.0   William Nelson (27) Ben E. Tate (35)       Scrapped (69) X X       X X   X X                        
58 Warner Charles M. 127752 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1903 370.0 48.0 24.0 3812.0 2733.0 Converted to Sand Dredge (28) Michigan (28) Lakewood (56)           X X   X X X   X X                        
66 Gary, Elbert H. 202014 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1905 557.8 56.0 26.5 6331.0 4988.0 Specifications, including: (6) Deck Plan, (7) Cabin Arrangement, (10) Unique Drawing R. E. Webster (64)         Scrapped (73) X X X   X   X X X X                        
67 Corey, William E. 202296 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1905 557.8 56.0 26.5 6363.0 5045.0 Specifications, including: (6) Deck Plan, (7) Cabin Arrangement, (10) Unique Drawing Ridgetown (63) Can         Scuttled (70) X X X   X   X X X X                        
68 Morgan, J Pierpont 203155 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1906             Heron Bay (65) Bermuda Heron B. (78) Can       Scrapped (79) X X X X X X X X   X                        
70 Ream, Norman 203543 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1906 580.0 58.0 27.4 7053.0 5444.0 Specifications, including: (6) Deck Plan, (7) Cabin Arrangement, (10) Unique Drawing Kinsman Enterprise (65) Hull No. 1 (79)       Storage Hulk (79) X       X X X X X X                        
71 Widener, Peter A.B. 203677 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1906 580.0 58.0 27.4 7053.0 5444.0             Storage Barge (86) X       X X X X   X                        
72 Kerr, William B. 203917 Propeller Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1906 585.0 60.2 27.5 7769.0 5943.0   Francis E. House (10) Kinsman Independent (66)       Scrapped (74) X X X X X X X X   X                        
77 Pere Marquette 18 208305 Car ferry Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1910 338.0 57.6 21.7 2777.0 1660.0             Scrapped (57)   X     X X X X                            
85 Lake Crescent (War Duty) 216098 Steamer Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1918 247.2 43.5 18.9 2015.0 1251.0   Padilla (26) Padilla (26) Columbia Morea (35) Italy     Scuttled as Blockship (40)                                            
86 Lake Clear (War Laurel) 216199 Steamer Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1918 247.2 43.5 18.7 2054.0 1251.0   Sandcraft (24)         Sunk (50)                                            
87 Lake Yemassee 216540 Steamer Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1918 250.5 43.5 22.6 2319.0 1431.0 Profile & Deck Arrangements           Scrapped (26) X         X X     X                        
88 Lake Yahara 216698 Steamer Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1918 250.5 43.5 22.6 2338.0 1431.0 Profile & Deck Arrangements           Scrapped (28)                                            
90 Lake Berdan 216814 Steamer Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1918 250.5 43.5 22.6 2342.0 1413.0             Scrapped (26)                                            
91 Lake Fondulac 216998 Steamer Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1918 250.5 43.5 22.6 2338.0 1431.0 Profile & Deck Arrangements           Scrapped (26)                                            
92 Lake Buckeye 216915 Steamer Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1918 250.5 43.5 22.6 2342.0 1413.0 Profile & Deck Arrangements           Scrapped (28)                                            
93 Lake Beacon 216999 Steamer Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1918 250.5 43.5 22.6 2342.0 1413.0 Profile & Deck Arrangements           Scrapped (26)                                            
94 Lake Desha 217119 Steamer Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1918 250.5 43.5 22.6 2342.0 1413.0 Profile & Deck Arrangements           Scrapped (26)                                            
95 Lake Mattato 217183 Steamer Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1918 250.5 43.5 22.6 2342.0 1413.0 Profile & Deck Arrangements           Scrapped (26)                                            
  Fireboat, 1890   Fireboat Steel Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1890 90.0 22.0 11.0 210.0   Built for City of Cleveland                                                        
  Canal Boat, 1890   Canal Boat   Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1890                                                                    
  Steamer, 1890   Steamer   Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1890                                                                    
  Callaway, S.R.   Steamer   Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1884           OutBoard Profile for Screw Passenger Steamer             X                                          
  Proposed Wrecking Tug   Tug   Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1893                         X         X                                
  Yacht 3549   Yacht   Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1892           Deck and Cabin Plan                       X X                              
  Yacht 3550   Yacht   Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1892           Deck and Cabin Plan                       X X                              
  List of Ships Built 1891 - 1905       Chicago Ship Building Company Chicago, IL 1905