Other name(s): J.T. Reid; James B. Neilson
Ship owner: Bessemer Steamship Co.; Erie Steamship Co.; Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Sainte Marie Railway; Nicholson-Universal Steamship Co.; Pittsburgh Steamship Co.; Spokane Steamship Co.
Ship builder: American Steel Barge Co. (A. McDougall), West Superior, Wisconsin
Engine builder: Samuel F. Hodge & Co.
Year ship built: 1892
Year engine built: 1892
Location engine built: Detroit, Michigan
Final disposition: Scrapped, 1935.
Notes:
Originally built as a grain/flour carrier, converted in 1896 to a traditional bulk freighter.
Remarks:
Names:
(b) James B. Neilson (1896)
(C) J. T. Reid (1928)
Owners:
(1) Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway
(2) Bessemer Steamship Co.
(3) Pittsburgh Steamship Co.
(4) Spokane Steamship Co.
(5) Erie Steamship Co.
(6) Nicholson-Universal Steamship Co.
Registry number: US. 81373
Hull number: 124
Vessel type: Bulk Freighter, whaleback
Height: 25
Width: 42
Length: 320
Stroke length: 40
Gross tonnage: 2234
Net tonnage: 1571
Materials: Steel
Engine type: Triple expansion
Piston 1: 23
Piston 2: 37
Piston 3: 62