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"Norma" 130297
No full textThe "Norma" was built in 1884 by John E. Monk of Sandusky, Ohio. She was also enrolled May 9,1884 in that city. The Ohlemacher Lime Company of Sandusky, Ohio was the first owner. On November 9, 1885 the "Norma" caught fire and burned on the dock in Sandusky. The "Norma" was repaired. On July, 1890 the "Norma" burned for a second time. In 1893, two crew members were lost in a storm while the vessel was carrying a load of stone. On April 24, 1906, the "Norma" was listed as unfit for service and surrendered
IG II(2) 1019 – Decree concerning the restoration of the inventory of the Asklepieion
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"William J. Olcott" 207790
No full textThe "William J. Olcott" experienced a variety of owners. The ship was built in 1910 in Ecorse, Michigan for the Pittsburg Steamship Company. The United States Steel Corporation assumed ownership from 1952-1968. From 1960-1968 the vessel was located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin but was not in use. To prepare for the 1970 work season, the ship was transferred to South Chicago, Illinois with the name changed to "George E. Seedhouse". Arriving at the Union Dock in Ashtabula, Ohio on July 25, 1970 for repairs, the vessel knocked over a hulett that caused extensive damage to the dock but slight damage to the port bow. The vessel was taken for repairs to the American Ship Building in Lorain, Ohio. The vessel was sold in October, 1975 to a Canadian company for scrapping but was rescued by the Bay Shipbuilding Incorporated, in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin to be utilized as a floating workshop. The vessel was officially scrapped at the Bay Shipbuilding dry dock in July 1993
"Henry W. Oliver" 96445
No full textThe "Henry W. Oliver" was built in 1899 in Lorain, Ohio by the Cleveland Ship Building Company. Throughout the life of the vessel, two additional name changes have occurred. The ship was also know as "S. H. Robbins", 1915-1948 registered as an American vessel and "Burlington", 1948-1967, where it was registered as a Canadian vessel. On June 20, 1953, the "Burlington" collided with the "Scotiadoc" a Canadian Steamer causing the "Scotiadoc" to sink off Trowbrige Island, Lake Superior. As a result of the accident, one life was lost. The "Burlington" was scrapped on March 28, 1967 by the Steel Company of Canada, LTD
"Mystic Isle" 242004
No full textThe "Mystic Isle" was the first all steel, all welded passenger boat of its kind on the Great Lakes. 103 feet long and 32 feet wide the "Mystic Isle" could carry 335 passengers and 20 automobiles. It was built in 1942 by the Burger Boat Company in Manitowoc, Wisconsin for the Erie Isles Ferry Company. The passenger vessel made daily trips from Catawba Island to Put-in-Bay, Ohio. In winter the vessel was docked in Sandusky, Ohio at the Jackson Street Pier. In 1950, the "Mystic Isle" was sold to Fishers Island Ferry District of Connecticut where they retained ownership until 1978. In 1978-1979, the "Mystic Isle" was purchased by Blount Marine Corporation and then Donald Marshall 1979-1979 when it was rebuilt and changed from a passenger ship to a fishing craft. During the same year, 1979, the "Mystic Isle" was sold to Starboard Navigation Company Ltd. and was registered as a small freight hauler out of Panama. On one of the voyages to Miami, the "Mystic Isle" was seized by United States Customs officials for transporting marijuana into the country from the Bahamas. After the seizure the vessel was held in storage where it became in serious disrepair. Because the vessel would never be "sea worthy" again, it was decided by the Environmental Resource Management that she would make a good artificial reef. On May 30, 1986, the "Mystic Isle" found a new home as part of the Key Biscayne Artificial Reef Site
"Nebraska" 228273
No full textIn 1929, the Great Lakes Towing Company of Cleveland, Ohio built and owned the tug, "Nebraska". The tug was a 94 gross ton vessel. The vessel was rebuilt and converted to oil in 1955. "Nebraska" was chartered to McAllister Towing Transportation of New York, New York and was returned to Great Lakes Towing of Cleveland in 1994