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John W. Gates
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| Title: | John W. Gates |
| Alternative Title: | No Alternative Title |
| Author: | Unknown |
| Series Title: | No Series |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Publisher: | Historical Collections of the Great Lakes |
| Description: | The JOHN W. GATES was built in 1900 by American Ship Building Co. at Lorain, OH U.S. The John W. Gates is a steel hulled propeller driven vessel with a length of 478 feet, and a width of 52 feet. It displaces 5946 tons, and has a load capacity of 4440 tons. It entered service in the year 1900 under the ownership of American Steamship Co. (Augustus B. Wolvin, Mgr.) of Duluth, MN U.S. The vessel was removed from service with the following notation: Towed from Lorain, OH, to Conneaut, OH, in spring, 1961, and scrapped there during winter, 1961-1962. The photograph shows the John W. Gates at Entering Duluth, MN. More information about this vessel is available at the HCGL Website |
| Subject: | ships -- great lakes -- n. america; ships -- great lakes -- Ohio |
| Coverage Spatial: | Entering Duluth, MN |
| Coverage Temporal: | ca. 1900 -- 1961 |
| Type: | 4 x 6 Black & White Print |
| Language: | Language Not Specified |
| Persistent URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2374.BGSU/1621 |
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