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Created: 2019-01-30 3:00:39 PM
Last Edited: 2022-02-16 9:15:45 PM

Harry L. Allen	John B. Cowle (1955/08)	Harry L. Allen (1969/07)	Harry L. Allen (1974)
Harry L. Allen (1974)	Harry L. Allen (1974)	Harry L. Allen (1975/07)	Harry L. Allen (1977/08)

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Details/Construction
Builder:	American Ship Building Company	Location:	Lorain, Ohio, United States	Hull #:	379
Keel Layed:		Launched:	1910/03/05	Commissioned:	1910/04/07

Propulsion
As built	Type:	1 triple expansion steam engine (23.5", 38" & 63" x 42")	Output:	1800 ihp (1343 kW) - 12.0 knots
	Manufacturer:	American Ship Building Company - Lorain, Ohio, USA

Dimensions
As built	Length (oa):	161.92 m (531.2 ft)	Gross Tonnage:	6945
	Length (lbp):	152.41 m (500.0 ft)	Net Tonnage:	5451
	Beam:	17.76 m (58.3 ft)	Dead Weight:	10668
	Depth:	9.48 m (31.1 ft)	Displacement:
	Draft:	7.9 m (25.9 ft)

Owner History

Fleet History

Owner	Manager	From	Until
Standard Transportation Company - Cleveland, Ohio, USA		1910	1911
Great Lakes Steamship Company - Cleveland, Ohio, USA		1911	1957
Wilson Marine Transit Company - Cleveland, Ohio, USA		1957	1957/08
Republic Steel Corporation - Cleveland, Ohio, USA	Wilson Marine Transit Company - Cleveland, Ohio, USA	1957/08	1971
Kinsman Marine Transit Company - Cleveland, Ohio, USA		1971	1978

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Name History

Registration History

Name	Until
John B. Cowle	1969
Harry L. Allen	1978

Number	Port	Call Sign	MMSI	From	Until
US 207277	Oswego, New York, United States			1910	1950
US 207277	Wilmington, Delaware, United States	WA6479		1950	1978

Description

Severely damaged on 21 January 1978 in fire while in winter layup at Capital No. 4 grain elevator of International Multifoods Corporation at Duluth, Minnesota. Fire apparently started previous evening by workmen performing maintenance work on the elevator. The fire destroyed the wooden elevator, which collapsed onto the forward cabins of the vessel. She was abandoned as a constructive total loss and sold for scrap to Hyman Michaels Company.

Disposition
Description/Location	Scrapped at Duluth, Minnesota by Hyman-Michaels.
Arrival at Yard		Beached:	Work Began:	1978/04
Lost			Date:

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