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Other name(s): John J. Boland; Peavey Pioneer; United States Gypsum

Ship owner: Boland & Cornelius; Cleveland Steamship Co.; Hudson Waterways; Kinsman Marine Transit Co.

Ship builder: American Ship Building Co., Lorain, Ohio

Engine builder: American Ship Building Co., Lorain, Ohio

Year ship built: 1905

Year engine built: 1905

Final disposition: Scrapped at Superior in 1969. Had been damaged by strawding in 1966 at Ashland.

Remarks:

b) United States Gypsum (1931)

c) John J. Boland (1939)

d) Niagara Mohawk (1953)

e) Peavey Pioneer (1965)

Owners:

1) Cleveland Steamship Co., Cleveland, Ohio

2) Boland & Cornelius, Buffalo, New York

3) Kinsman Marine Transit Co., Cleveland, Ohio (1965)

4) Hudson Waterways Inc. (1965)

Registry number: US. 202087

Hull number: 336

Vessel type: Bulk Freighter

Contributor(s): American Ship Building Co.

Height: 30.1

Width: 52

Length: 487.8

Stroke length: 42 in.

Gross tonnage: 6053

Net tonnage: 4657

Materials: Steel

Engine type: Triple expansion

Piston 1: 22

Piston 2: 36

Piston 3: 60

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