RUSSEL, GEORGE H.

Registry and Rig Information

Name RUSSEL, GEORGE H.
Registry U.S.
Official Number 202149
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 462.00
Width 50.00
Depth 24.00
Gross Tonnage 4978.00
Net Tonnage 3770.00
Hull Material Steel
Hull Number 00011

Vessel History

Rebuilds Reconstructed in 1924. Flight deck added in 1950 to carry automobiles.
Disposition Towed from the Ojibway slip, Detroit River, to Ashtabula, OH, October 18, 1961, and scrapped there in the winter, 1961-1962. Pilothouse preserved as part of the Inland Seas Maritime Museum in Vermilion, Ohio. It was sold to Bill Gribble in 2021.

Build Information

Builder Great Lakes Engineering Works
Place Built St. Clair, MI
Date Built 1905-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
CANOPUS1913-00-001961-00-00U.S.202149

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
Gilchrist Transportation Co.1905-00-001913-00-00U.S.202149
Hyman-Michaels Co.1961-00-001961-00-00U.S.202149
Interlake Steamship Co.1913-00-001945-00-00U.S.202149
Nicholson Transit Co.1945-00-001961-00-00U.S.202149