Ship owner: Pittsburgh Steamship Co.; War Shipping Administration; Zenith Transit Co.
Ship builder: Chicago Ship Building Co., Chicago, Illinois
Engine builder: Cleveland Shipbuilding Co., Cleveland, Ohio
Year ship built: 1895
Year engine built: 1895
Final disposition: Used as a trade in vessel for new tonnage [Maritime class ships], during World War II. Scrapped, Hamilton, Ontario, 1947.
Notes:
Launched, August 14, 1895. Largest vessel on the Great Lakes at the time.
Remarks:
The name Zenith City refers to Duluth, Minnesota, also served as the inspiration for Minnesota author Sinclair Lewis in his novel Babbit - fictional city in the book has this name.
Owners:
1) Zenith Transit Co. (Wolvin)
2) Pittsburgh Steamship Co.
3) War Shipping Administration., 1942-1947, Washington, D.C., owned by U.S. government, but operated for duration of the war by Pittsburgh SS Co.
Registry number: US. 210912
Hull number: 15
Vessel type: Bulk Freighter
Height: 23.9 ft.
Width: 48.3 ft.
Length: 387.5 ft.
Stroke length: 40 in.
Gross tonnage: 3581
Net tonnage: 2435
Materials: Steel
Engine type: Triple expansion
Piston 1: 19 in.
Piston 2: 38 in.
Piston 3: 63 in.