File:Steamers Daniel J. Morrell and L. C. Hanna at Dock No. 10 - Flickr - Ashtabula Archive.jpg

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English: John J. Lee, Publisher, Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio.

Circa 1907


Daniel J. Morrell 1906-1966

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at West Bay City MI by West Bay City Shipbuilding Co., Hull 619 Launched Aug 22, 1906 With Edward Y. Townsend longest vessel on the Great Lakes (until Kerr class of 1907 – superseded Morgan class of earlier in 1906)

Entered service Sept 24, 1906 clearing Bay City MI for Lake Superior

Foundered Nov 29, 1966 in storm 26 miles northeast of Harbor Beach MI, Lake Huron. 28 of 29 aboard lost.


On the night of November 28-29, 1966 while sailing in-ballast from Buffalo, NY to Taconite Harbor, MN the DANIEL J. MORRELL encountered a gale on Lake Huron that was generating winds up to 57 knots. At 2am on November 29, 26 miles northeast of Harbor Beach, MI the DANIEL J. MORRELL broke in two and sank. Of the 29 man crew there was one survivor, watchman Dennis Hale*.


  • Dennis Hale lived in Ashtabula.

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Leonard C. Hanna 1905-1965

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Cleveland OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 425 Launched April 4, 1905

524’ LOA, 504’ LBP, 54’ beam, 30’ depth 1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 12’, coal-fired triple expansion engine, 1600 IHP

Enrolled at Cleveland OH Sept 30, 1905 (#74) 504.0 x 54.0 x 30.0, 6356 GT, 4922 NT US 201959 to: American Ship Building Co., Cleveland OH (home port Cleveland OH)

Reenrolled at Cleveland OH May 16, 1905 (#78) to: Mahoning Steamship Co., Cleveland OH, M. A. Hanna & Co., Mgr. (home port to Fairport OH)

Entered service 1905

Fleet transferred 1927 to management of Bethlehem Transportation Corporation, Cleveland OH, H. K. Oakes, Mgr. (home port to Wilmington DE)

Rebuilt 1946. Hatches to 24’ centers. Remeasured to 511.0 x 54.2 x 26.6, 6235 GT, 5139 NT

Transferred 1955 to Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Cleveland OH (home port to Wilmington DE)

Laid up at end of 1960 season at Erie PA and did not operate again.

Sold 1965 to Hudson Waterways Corporation for trade in to U. S. Maritime Commission on vessels in the reserve fleet. Resold 1967 through Marine Salvage Ltd., Port Colborne ON to Italian shipbreakers. Cleared Quebec QC July 1968 under tow with str. Windoc. Arrived La Spezia Italy Aug 1, 1968.
Date Taken on 25 November 2019, 21:29
Source Steamers Daniel J. Morrell & L. C. Hanna At Dock No. 10
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John J. Lee  (1882–1971)  wikidata:Q110896024
 
Description American photographer and postcard publisher
Date of birth/death 4 January 1882 Edit this at Wikidata 21 February 1971 Edit this at Wikidata
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Camera location41° 54′ 30.58″ N, 80° 47′ 38.99″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Ashtabula Archive at https://flickr.com/photos/115892967@N03/49125536467. It was reviewed on 22 August 2022 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

22 August 2022

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.

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