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The A.M. BYERS was built in 1910 by American Ship Building Co. at Cleveland, OH U.S. The A.M. Byers is a steel hulled propeller driven vessel with a length of 504 feet, and a width of 54 feet. It displaces 6364 tons, and has a load capacity of 4841 tons. It entered service in the year 1910 under the ownership of North American Steamship Co. (Reiss Steamship Co., Mgrs.) of Sheboygan, WI U.S. The vessel was removed from service with the following notation: Removed from documentation, January/February, 1974, sold Canadian for scrapping. Resold to Marine Salvage, Ltd., to Spanish shipbreakers. Departed Quebec on May 8, 1974, in tandem tow with BEN W. CALVIN, and arrived at Valencia, Spain, prior to June 7, 1974, for scrapping. The photograph shows the A.M. Byers under way on the Great Lakes. More information about this vessel is available at the HCGL Website |
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