Triad Salvage, Inc.

Scope and Contents

General logbooks or trip sheets detailing dates, cargo, and remarks for shipping seasons 1952, 1960-1964, and 1966-1967.

Abstract

The records for the G. A. TOMLINSON date from 1968, however the bulk of the collection consists of material generated in 1979, the last year the TOMLINSON was in service. The collection contains records left by the ship's chief engineer, bills of lading, deck logs, crew lists, and labor contracts. The TOMLINSON was built in 1907 by the Great Lakes Engineering Works at Ecorse, Michigan and was originally the D. O. MILLS.

Abstract

The PAUL J. TIETJEN was built by the American Ship Building Company and was launched at Cleveland, Ohio on January 12, 1907. The vessel was originally the MATTHEW ANDREWS (1907-1933) and later sailed as the HARRY L. FINDLAY (1933-1965). Most of the material in the collection dates from the 1970's and includes service reports, chief engineer's instructions, engine room workbook and log, inspections, and crew members' information cards.

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Bethlehem Ship Building Co. built the POLARIS in 1945 as LST 1063 for the U.S. Navy at Hingham, Massachusetts. Cleveland Tankers acquired the vessel in 1949 and rebuilt the ship as a tanker. The collection spans the years from 1958 to 1977 when the POLARIS was scrapped and includes correspondence, injury reports, vessel casualty reports, wage scales, and individual trip records. there is no information for the years 1945-1957.

Scope and Contents This collection records details of maintenance activities conducted on ten vessels on which the Triad Salvage Company performed salvage and repair work. These vessels were the C.L. AUSTIN (US 208397), COMET (US 211398), H.C. HEIMBECKER (C. 317133), FRANCIS E. HOUSE (US 203917), KINSMAN ENTERPRISE (US 203543), MANITOBA (C. 325772), GEORGE W. PERKINS (US 202166), SYLVANIA (US 201840), VERONA (US 204684), and the WESTDALE (C 317133). The records in this subject file date from 1902-1981....