Collection: Paul J. Ranahan collection - Special Collections Finding Aids at BGSU

This four cubic foot collection pertains to the vessel repair and salvage industry on the Great Lakes. Paul J. Ranahan surveyed damage to vessels involved in accidents to assess the cost of repairs. Vessel owners and salvage companies sought Ranahan's marine engineering expertise for several decades in the process of repairing and scrapping damaged vessels. This collection contains files dating from about 1930-1980.

The series of Vessel Inspection Survey Files, 1946-1980, contains 3.25 cubic feet of reports completed during Ranahan's assessments of conditions on vessels. A three-fourths cubic foot subject file for about 1930-1980 provides additional material regarding survey cases.

Salvage work has often kept shipyards in business when new orders were scarce. This collection documents the role surveyors like Paul Ranahan played in identifying potential sources of revenue for such repair and scrapping facilities. The expense to vessel owners resulting from accidents is also clearly identified. Passenger vessels, oil scows, and freighters all appear in files recording damage to 730 Great Lakes vessels over a fifty year period.

ACBL 1611; ACBL 1616; ACCOMODATION; CUYLER ADAMS; ALCRIS; ALGENIB; ALGOCEN

File – Box 1, Folder: 1

ALGORAIL; ALGO SOO; ALGO STEEL; ALGOWAY; ALGOWOOD; ALKOR; HARRY L. ALLEN

File – Box 1, Folder: 2

ALPENA; AMASA STONE; AMAZON; AMERICA; AMVRAKIKOS; ANDROMED; ANGELINE; R. BRUCE ANGUS; ANNA; APOLLONIA; AQUARAMA; ARCTURUS

File – Box 1, Folder: 3

ARISTAGORAS; ARIZONA; FRANK ARMSTRONG; ASHLAND; J. S. ASHLEY; ATHENE; A. A. AUGUSTUS; C. L. AUSTIN; AVON LAKE; BACK BAY; BALL BROTHERS

File – Box 1, Folder: 4

BANANA; BANDA AZUL; BANIJA; BANTRY BAY; E. B. BARBER; BIG BARGE; BARGES #47, 48, 503, 518-520, 522, 13003; JAMES R. BARKER; BARKHAMSTEAD; BARLOW; JULIUS H. BARNES; RICHARD J. BARNES

File – Box 1, Folder: 5

BEAVER; WILLIAM S. BELL; BENFRI; WILLIAM H. BENNETT; BENNINGTON; NIXON BERRY; EDWARD J. BERWIND; BETHLEHEM; FRANK BILLINGS; BINTANG; L. E. BLOCK

File – Box 1, Folder: 6

ROGER BLOUGH; JOHN W. BOARDMAN; JOHN J. BOLAND; BOWEAN; WILLIS B. BOYER; BRAMBLE; BRAVADO; BRITAMETTE; BRITANNIA; BROCKTON; BROMALM; FAYETTE BROWN

File – Box 1, Folder: 7

HARVEY H. BROWN; J. J. H. BROWN; BUCKEYE; BUCKEYE MONITOR; EUGENE J. BUFFINGTON; A. M. BYERS

File – Box 1, Folder: 8

LORD BYRON; CADILLAC; CALIFORNIA; CALUMET; BEN W. CALVIN; CALYPSO; CAMBRIA; CAMERON II; DANADIANA; CANADOC; CAPE PACIFIC; CARPORT; CAROL LAKE; CARTERET; CARTIERDOC

File – Box 1, Folder: 9

RALPH S. CAULKINS; CEMICO FUEL; CENTAURUS; CHACORNAC; EL CHAMPION; CHAMPLAIN; CHEROKEE; CHICAGO TRADER; ALEX D. CHISHOLM; CITY OF KINGSTON; E.A.S. CLARK; CLEVELAND; IRVING L. CLYMER; THOMAS F. COLE; COLLINGDOC; COLONEL

File – Box 1, Folder: 10

COLORADO; COMET; CONNEAUT; CONNECTICUT; CONSTITUTION; CONSUMERS POWER; CARLE C. CONWAY; CORNELL

File – Box 1, Folder: 11

CORNWALL; CORONA; CORTLAND; HARRY COULBY; JOHN B. COWLE; WILLIAM D. CRAWFORD; CRETE; CRISPIN OGLEBAY

File – Box 1, Folder: 12

HARRY W. CROFT; CROW; CRYSTAL GEM; HENRY G. DALTON; DARIUS; JAMES DAVIDSON; JOAN W. DAVIN; DAWN OF KUWAIH; DEER POOL; WILLIAM J. DE LANCEY; DELAWARE; DENMARK; FRANK R. DENTON; DE PERE

File – Box 1, Folder: 13

DERBYSHIRE; DERRICK #56; DETROIT EDISON; GREATER DETROIT; DIAMOND ALKALI

File – Box 1, Folder: 14

DINNEY BOY; WILLIAM H. DONNER; R. E. DOVILLE; DRILL CRAFT BARGE #1; DUMP SCOW #11; DUMP SCOW #15; DOW CHEMICAL; DUNDEE; CHARLES E. DUNLAP; JOHN DUNN, JR.

File – Box 1, Folder: 15

DUPUIS #12; J. F. DURSTON; E-17 Oil Scow; EASTERN STATES; EDDY; WILLIAM EDENBORN; ISAAC L. ELLWOOD; ELMAR II; ELMBRANCH; JOHN R. EMERY; EMPEROR; ERIE; ERIE QUEEN; ERINDALE; ESPERANCE III; EURO PRINCESS; EVERTTON; EVERLUCKY; SIR WILLIAM FAIRBAIRN

File – Box 1, Folder: 16

A. & J. FAITH; LEON FALK, JR.; MERTON E. FARR; FEDERAL MAAS; FEDERAL SCHELDE; FEDERAL ST. LAURENT; FELLOWCRAFT; FERNDALE; JAMES E. FERRIS

File – Box 1, Folder: 17

HARRY L. FINDLAY; GEORGE R. FINK; FINLAND; W. E. FITZGERALD; FJELLANGER; FLORENCE M.; FLOWERGATE; FONTANA; FOOTLOOSE; BENSON FORD; EMORY L. FORD; E. M. FORD; J. B. FORD; FORT WILLDOC; JOHN A FRANCE; LEON FRASER; FRIEDA; FRONTENAC

File – Box 1, Folder: 18

GAIL; ALBERT A. GAINES; MICHAEL GALLAGHER; CHARLES W. GALLOWAY; GALWAY BAY; JOHN W. GATES; GENE H.; GENERAL; JENNIFER GEORGE; GERMA DOLPHIN; GILBERT; EDWARD E. GILLEN

File – Box 2, Folder: 1

DONALD B. GILLIES; THOMAS M. GIRDLER; G. L. 166 (barge); H. L. GOBIELLE; GEORGE D. GOBLE; GODERICH; R. H. GOOD; GOTHAM; E. G. GRACE; GRAND HAVEN; GRAND ISLAND

File – Box 2, Folder: 2

Great Lakes Steel Company Dock; Great Lakes Towing Company Floating Drydock; GREENWOOD; GULF OIL; LEECLIFFE HALL; HAMP THOMAS; HOWARD M. HANNA, JR.; LEONARD C. HANNA; LEWIS G. HARRIMAN; FRED G. HARTWELL; HARVARD; HASSELT; JOSHUA A. HATFIELD; HEMLOCK

File – Box 2, Folder: 3

HENNEPIN; HENRY L.; HERMINE; HERON BAY; JAMES J. HILL; J.H. HILLMAN, JR.; HOWARD HINDMAN; RUTH HINDMAN; ROBERT HOBSON; W. W. HOLLOWAY; HOLMSIDE; R. W. HOLST; CLIFFORD HOOD; HARRY W. HOSFORD

File – Box 2, Folder: 4

ELTON HOYT II; CHARLES HUBBARD; Hulls 868, 869, 1173; HUMACONNA; GEORGE M. HUMPHREY; HURON; HURON BELLE; HURON LADY; HURON MAID; CHARLES L. HUTCHINSON

File – Box 2, Folder: 5

GENE C. HUTCHINSON; JOHN T. HUTCHINSON; HYRDO; HYGRADE #18; IDAHO; IMPERIAL LEDUC; INDIANA

File – Box 2, Folder: 6

GEORGE H. INGALLS; IONIC COAST; IOWA; ROBERT L. IRELAND; IRISH ROWAN; IRONWOOD; JOHN IRWIN; ADRIAN ISELIN; ISHPEMING; ISLANDER; HERBERT C. JACKSON; JALADHARMA; JESSE JAMES; JANE T.; JEANNETTE S.

File – Box 2, Folder: 7

JOHNSTOWN; JOLIET; B.F. JONES; HARRY R. JONES; ROBERT JOYNT; JULIA L.; CARL JULIUS; JUPITER

File – Box 2, Folder: 8

NORMAN KELLEY; KELLY ISLAND; EDWARD S. KENDRICK; KENNETH H.; KILKENNY; KILLARNEY; WILLIS L. KING; KING COAL; KINKASAN-MARU

File – Box 2, Folder: 9

KIN MOUNT; A. T. KINNEY; KINSALE; KINSMAN ENTERPRISE; ELLEN KLAUTSCHKE; JOHN A. KLING; KOALKRAFT; KOPER; NORMAN J. KOPMEIER; E.J. KULAS; KYRA; LABELLE

File – Box 2, Folder: 10

LACKAWANNA; LA CLARE; LA HACIENDA; LAHNSTEIN; LAKEWOOD; HENRY LALIBERTE

File – Box 2, Folder: 11

LA SALLE; SAM LAUD; JAMES LAUGHLIN; A. T. LAWSON; LEADALE; LEARINA; LEBANON; LEHIGH; LENA; CAPTAIN LEONIDAS; LESCO; JOHN T. LILLIS

File – Box 2, Folder: 12

LIDWINA III; LIL ROCK; LIL TOOT; RICHARD V. LINDABURY; LIONNE; LOMAX; LOVELAND Barge 25; LOVELAND Barge 26; LSC-236 (barge); LTC-104 (barge); WILLIAM A. LYDON; THOMAS LYNCH; BRUCE A. MCALLISTER

File – Box 2, Folder: 13

MURIEL MCALLISTER; NANCY MCALLISTER; REID MCALLISTER; MCB 1552 (barge); MERLE MCCURDY; C. H. MCCULLOUGH, JR.; T. J. MCCARTHY; O.S. MCFARLAND

File – Box 2, Folder: 14

WILLIAM H. MCGEAN; WILLIAM A. MCGONAGLE; JOHN A. MCGUIRE; MCKEE SONS; JOHN M. MCKEACHEY; PRICE MCKINNEY; WILLIAM MCLAUGHLIN; JOHN MCLEAN; J. M. MCWATTERS; J. H. MACOUBREY; MACUTO; CHRISTINA MAE; MAGNA

File – Box 2, Folder: 15

MAIA; MAJOR BASIL; MALIETOA; MANCHESTER CITY; MANICOUAGAN; MANILA; MANITOBA; JOHN S. MANUEL; MARAKI; MARINE FUEL; MARINE FUEL II

File – Box 2, Folder: 16

MARINE FUEL OIL; MARINE FUELER; MARITIME GARDENIA; PERE MARQUETTE #10; MARSALA; RICHARD M. MARSHALL; MARTHA B. MARY ALICE B.

File – Box 2, Folder: 17

MARYSVILLE; MATAAFA; SAMUEL MATHER; WILLIAM G. MATHER; J. L. MAUTHE; GEORGE W. MEAD; MEDUSA CHALLENGER; MEGALOHARI II; MENIHEK LAKE; MERGANSER; MERMAID TRADER; MESSENGER; MEXOIL; MEZADA; MICHELE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLETOWN; MIKAGESAN MARU; THOMAS E. MILLSOP; PHILIP MINCH

File – Box 2, Folder: 18

MINNESOTA; RALPH S. MISENER; SCOTT MISENER; MISSISSIPPI; SAMUEL MITCHELL; MO-643 (barge); MOHAWK DEER; MOHICAN

File – Box 3, Folder: 1

MONICA S.; MONTAUK; OLIVE L. MOORE; BEN MOREELL; J. P. MORGAN; JOE S. MORROW; JAY C. MORSE; EDMUND P. MUDGE; MARTIN MULLEN; MUNISING; JOHN G. MUNSON; SIMON J. MURPHY; MURPHY'S LAW; MV #702, 708, 715; MYRNA L.; MYRON K.

File – Box 3, Folder: 2

NANFRI; NAPPER TANDY; NARCOSIS; NASSAU; NEA TYHI; NEGAUNEE; NETTLETON; NEVADA; NEWCASTLE; NEW GRAND HAVEN; NEW JERSEY; NEW MEXICO; NEW ORLEANS; NEW YORK

File – Box 3, Folder: 3

NEW YORK CITY; NIAGARA; NICOLET; NIPIWAN PARK; NORONIC; NORTH AMERICAN; NORTHCLIFFE HALL; NORTH DAKOTA; NORTH DEVON; NORWAY; NURITH; OCTAVIA

File – Box 3, Folder: 4

OKLAHOMA; HELGA OLDENDORFF; OLYMPIC PALM; OLYMPIC PIONEER; ORANSFJELL; ORCHID VENTURE; OREGON; ORIENT LINER; ORIENTAL VENUS; ORION; OSBORNE; OSCEOLA; OSSENDRECHT; OSSIPEE; OUANANICHE; WILLIAM A. PAINE

File – Box 3, Folder: 5

ROBERT J. PAISLEY; PANOIL; EUGENE W. PARGNY; PATHFINDER; THOMAS F. PATTON; CHARLES A PAUL; PEAVEY PIONEER; DAY PECKINPAUGH; B. A. PEERLESS; PENNSYLVANIA; PENOBSCOT; PENQUIR; GEORGE W. PERKINS; PERSEUS

File – Box 3, Folder: 6

R. O. PETMAN; COLONEL JAMES PICKANDS; JUDITH M. PIERSON; PILOT II; PIONEER; PIONEER CHALLENGER; HENRY R. PLATT, JR.; POLAR GLIMT; POLARIS; W. G. POLLOCK; PONTIAC; E. C. POPE; G. G. POST; PRESQUE ISLE

File – Box 3, Folder: 7

PRINCETON; PROPELLER; FRANK PURNELL; JOHN PURVES; PUT-IN-BAY; PUTZFRAU; QUEENSGARTH; QUETICO; GEORGE F. RAND; CLARENCE B. RANDALL

File – Box 3, Folder: 8

RANGER II; RUFUS P. RANNEY; RATNA-JYOTI; RAVENFJELL; RAY F.; RAVINI KOTARI; W. D. REES; CLEMENS A. REISS; J. L. REISS; OTTO M. REISS; PETER REISS; RICHARD J. REISS; WILLIAM A. REISS; REISS BROTHERS

File – Box 3, Folder: 9

REISS MARINE; ROBERT Y.; ROBERTA; PETER ROBERTSON; T. W. ROBINSON; ROCKET; ROCKWOOD; ERIC ROLF; ROWLI; SAINT REMI

File – Box 3, Folder: 10

SANDCRAFT; SANDRA; SARACEN; SATURN; SAUCON; EDWARD N. SAUNDERS, JR.; SAVANNAH; J. F. SCHOELLKOPF, JR.

File – Box 3, Folder: 11

COL. JAMES M. SCHOONMAKER; ESTHER CHARLOTTE SCHULTE; KONSUL SCHULTE; JOSEPH S. SCOBELL; SCOTTISH WASA; SCOW 103; SCOW 225; SCOW 721; SCOW 973; CHARLES M. SCHWAB; SEA CASTLE; SEA KING; GEN. C. B. SEARS; JOSEPH SELLWOOD; SENATOR OF CANADA; J. R. SENSIBAR; SHERMAN H. SERRE

File – Box 3, Folder: 12

SERVICE II; EDWARD G. SEUBERT; SEWELL AVERY; SHANNON; J. H. SHEADLE; SHENANGO; SHENANGO II; JOHN SHERWIN; MACGILVRAY SHIRAS; SIASCONSET; SILVER BAY; SILVER ISLE; ROGER R. SIMONS; SINALOA; SISTINA; SMEATON

File – Box 3, Folder: 13

EDMUND P. SMITH; HURLBUT W. SMITH; LYMAN C. SMITH; SIDNEY E. SMITH, JR.; HARRIS N. SNYDER; WILLIAM P. SNYDER; SOUTH AMERICAN

File – Box 3, Folder: 14

SOUTHERN VENTURE; SPEEDNUT; SPOT DERRICK 5; J. R. SPRANKLE; STANDARD PORTLAND CEMENT; JOHN STANTON; STEEL HOPPER BARGE; GEORGE M. STEINBRENNER; HENRY STEINBRENNER; STEINTOR; STELLA B. ; GEORGE S. STEPHENSON

File – Box 3, Folder: 15

WALTER STERLING; SULLIVAN BROTHERS; J. J. SULLIVAN; SULTANA; SUNGLEAM; SUMATRA; SUPERIOR; Supply Boat 41-M-526; SWEDEN; SWEETWATER; WILFRED SYKES; SYLVANIA

File – Box 3, Folder: 16

FRANK E. TAPLIN; BEN E. TATE; B. H. TAYLOR; MYRON C. TAYLOR; TENNESSEE; TERESA; BAIRD TEWKSBURY; TEXAS; PAUL THAYER; THE HARVESTER; THEODORA; CARMI A. THOMPSON; DAVID P. THOMPSON; JOSEPH H. THOMPSON; SMITH THOMPSON

File – Box 3, Folder: 17

THREE SISTERS; THUNDER BAY QUARRIES; PAUL J. TIETJEN; TIMBERLINE; TIPPERARY; TOLEDO; G. A. TOMLINSON; TORSHOLM

File – Box 3, Folder: 18

EDWARD Y. TOWNSEND; TRANSERIE; TRANS MICHIGAN; RICHARD TRIMBLE; LAURENCE C. TURNER; UNGAVA PRINCE; UNION METROPOLE; UNITED STATES GYPSUM; Unmanned Barge; Unnamed Sand Dredge; ANDREW S. UPSON; J. E. UPSON

File – Box 4, Folder: 1

URANUS; U.S.S. LST 1177; U.S.S. YTL; UTAH; VAL 51; VALHALL; VALLEY CAMP; VALPARAISO; JOE VAN; VENUS; VERMONT; VERONA; VIKING; VILLA FRIA; VILJA; VIRGINIA; VIRGO; VOLUMNIA; JAMES C. WALLACE; WALLSCHIFF

File – Box 4, Folder: 2

JAMES P. WALSH; COL. WARD; WASHINGTON; WATER E. WATSON; WAYNE; RUTH E. WEBSTER; INGRID WEIDE; DAVID M. WEIR; ERNEST T. WEIR; WELDCRAFT II; J. P. WELLS; WENNY; WESCOAT; B.E. WEST

File – Box 4, Folder: 3

JAMES P. WALSH; COL. WARD; WASHINGTON; WATER E. WATSON; WAYNE; RUTH E. WEBSTER; INGRID WEIDE; DAVID M. WEIR; ERNEST T. WEIR; WELDCRAFT II; J. P. WELLS; WENNY; WESCOAT; B.E. WEST

File – Box 4, Folder: 4

WISCONSIN; CARSTEN WITT; WILLIAM H. WOLF; WOLVERINE; WOLVIN; JOSEPH WOOD; WOODBURN; Workboat; WYANDOTTE; WYOMING; YALE; HARRY YATES

File – Box 4, Folder: 5

YOSEMITE; COL. E. M. YOUNG; JOSEPH S. YOUNG; YOUNGSTOWN; BAYOU ZACHARY; ZAKOPANE; ZENICA

File – Box 4, Folder: 6

Addresses of surveyors and assistants, n.d.

File – Box 4, Folder: 7

Biographical Information Paul J. Ranahan, n.d.

File – Box 4, Folder: 8

Buffalo Marine Construction Corporation, 1931

File – Box 4, Folder: 9

Dates: Creation: 1931

Cargo Materials Report and manifest, 1967, 1970

File – Box 4, Folder: 10

Dates: Creation: 1967; Creation: 1970

Cargo Materials Stowage plans, 1970, 1976-1977

File – Box 4, Folder: 11

Dates: Creation: 1970; Creation: 1976-1977

Cargo Materials Inward cargo lists, n.d

File – Box 4, Folder: 12

Condition inspection BRAVADO and GENERAL, 1596 & 1596A, 1967

File – Box 4, Folder: 13

Dates: Creation: 1967

Daily telephone log, 1974

File – Box 4, Folder: 14

Dates: Creation: 1974

Design study and outline specifications: Design 03-MT-A1, Great Lakes Automobile Carrier, May 17-25, 1972

File – Box 4, Folder: 15

Dates: Creation: May 17-25, 1972

Great Lakes Steamship Company Vessel Survey 1769 for COVERDALE and COLPITTS, 1957

File – Box 4, Folder: 16

Dates: Creation: 1957

Injury reports O. J. Lange and Co. for the COMET, 1952-1965

File – Box 4, Folder: 17

Dates: Creation: 1952-1965

Lake Shipbuilding Company Statement of Partnership Dissolution, 1912

File – Box 4, Folder: 18

Dates: Creation: 1912

Ledger Sheets for billed cases, 1963

File – Box 4, Folder: 19

Dates: Creation: 1963

Letterheads, A-W, n.d.

File – Box 4, Folder: 20

Miscellaneous correspondence, ca. 1940

File – Box 4, Folder: 21

Dates: Creation: ca. 1940

Miscellaneous correspondence, ca. 1940

File – Box 4, Folder: 22

Dates: Creation: ca. 1940

Personnel Names and Addresses. n.d.

File – Box 4, Folder: 23

Personnel Information, 1950-1955

File – Box 4, Folder: 24

Dates: Creation: 1950-1955

Ranahan and Bureau Veritas Correspondence, ca. 1950

File – Box 4, Folder: 25

Dates: Creation: ca. 1950

Reconstruction of HENRY LA LIBERTE, 1954

File – Box 4, Folder: 26

Dates: Creation: 1954

Small boat plans, 1946

File – Box 4, Folder: 27

Dates: Creation: 1946

Soo River Pilots, Inc., ca. 1960

File – Box 4, Folder: 28

Dates: Creation: ca. 1960

Specifications for a 149' bunkering vessel by Blount Marine Corporation, 1977

File – Box 4, Folder: 29

Dates: Creation: 1977

SULLIVAN sinking, 1974

File – Box 4, Folder: 30

Dates: Creation: 1974

Toth Motorships, Inc., Stock certificates, 1957

File – Box 4, Folder: 31

Dates: Creation: 1957

USSA, Inc., Approval of Grain Carriage in Lake Vessels, October 1932

File – Box 4, Folder: 32

Dates: Creation: October 1932

USSA, Inc., Winter Mooring Regulations, November 15, 1944

File – Box 4, Folder: 33

Dates: Creation: November 15, 1944

Vessel Survey #1461, Barge RAPHAEL, July 12, 1966

File – Box 4, Folder: 34

Dates: Creation: July 12, 1966

Vessel Survey #1492, MERTON E. FARR, 1966

File – Box 4, Folder: 35

Dates: Creation: 1966

Vessel Survey #1524, CANADIANA, 1966

File – Box 4, Folder: 36

Dates: Creation: 1966

Vessel Survey, #1556, ALPENA, July 6, 1967

File – Box 4, Folder: 37

Dates: Creation: July 6, 1967

Vessel Survey, #1596-A, THOMAS F. COLE, Drawing of hull 27, Deck Plans and Pilot House, 1967

File – Box 4, Folder: 38

Dates: Creation: 1967

Vessel Survey, #1612, GRAND HAVEN, 1967

File – Box 4, Folder: 39

Dates: Creation: 1967

Vessel Survey, #2063, Barge V.A.L. #51, 1964

File – Box 4, Folder: 40

Dates: Creation: 1964

Paul J. Ranahan collection

Collection Organization

ACBL 1611; ACBL 1616; ACCOMODATION; CUYLER ADAMS; ALCRIS; ALGENIB; ALGOCEN

ALGORAIL; ALGO SOO; ALGO STEEL; ALGOWAY; ALGOWOOD; ALKOR; HARRY L. ALLEN

ALPENA; AMASA STONE; AMAZON; AMERICA; AMVRAKIKOS; ANDROMED; ANGELINE; R. BRUCE ANGUS; ANNA; APOLLONIA; AQUARAMA; ARCTURUS

ARISTAGORAS; ARIZONA; FRANK ARMSTRONG; ASHLAND; J. S. ASHLEY; ATHENE; A. A. AUGUSTUS; C. L. AUSTIN; AVON LAKE; BACK BAY; BALL BROTHERS

BANANA; BANDA AZUL; BANIJA; BANTRY BAY; E. B. BARBER; BIG BARGE; BARGES #47, 48, 503, 518-520, 522, 13003; JAMES R. BARKER; BARKHAMSTEAD; BARLOW; JULIUS H. BARNES; RICHARD J. BARNES

BEAVER; WILLIAM S. BELL; BENFRI; WILLIAM H. BENNETT; BENNINGTON; NIXON BERRY; EDWARD J. BERWIND; BETHLEHEM; FRANK BILLINGS; BINTANG; L. E. BLOCK

ROGER BLOUGH; JOHN W. BOARDMAN; JOHN J. BOLAND; BOWEAN; WILLIS B. BOYER; BRAMBLE; BRAVADO; BRITAMETTE; BRITANNIA; BROCKTON; BROMALM; FAYETTE BROWN

HARVEY H. BROWN; J. J. H. BROWN; BUCKEYE; BUCKEYE MONITOR; EUGENE J. BUFFINGTON; A. M. BYERS

LORD BYRON; CADILLAC; CALIFORNIA; CALUMET; BEN W. CALVIN; CALYPSO; CAMBRIA; CAMERON II; DANADIANA; CANADOC; CAPE PACIFIC; CARPORT; CAROL LAKE; CARTERET; CARTIERDOC

RALPH S. CAULKINS; CEMICO FUEL; CENTAURUS; CHACORNAC; EL CHAMPION; CHAMPLAIN; CHEROKEE; CHICAGO TRADER; ALEX D. CHISHOLM; CITY OF KINGSTON; E.A.S. CLARK; CLEVELAND; IRVING L. CLYMER; THOMAS F. COLE; COLLINGDOC; COLONEL

COLORADO; COMET; CONNEAUT; CONNECTICUT; CONSTITUTION; CONSUMERS POWER; CARLE C. CONWAY; CORNELL

CORNWALL; CORONA; CORTLAND; HARRY COULBY; JOHN B. COWLE; WILLIAM D. CRAWFORD; CRETE; CRISPIN OGLEBAY

HARRY W. CROFT; CROW; CRYSTAL GEM; HENRY G. DALTON; DARIUS; JAMES DAVIDSON; JOAN W. DAVIN; DAWN OF KUWAIH; DEER POOL; WILLIAM J. DE LANCEY; DELAWARE; DENMARK; FRANK R. DENTON; DE PERE

DERBYSHIRE; DERRICK #56; DETROIT EDISON; GREATER DETROIT; DIAMOND ALKALI

DINNEY BOY; WILLIAM H. DONNER; R. E. DOVILLE; DRILL CRAFT BARGE #1; DUMP SCOW #11; DUMP SCOW #15; DOW CHEMICAL; DUNDEE; CHARLES E. DUNLAP; JOHN DUNN, JR.

DUPUIS #12; J. F. DURSTON; E-17 Oil Scow; EASTERN STATES; EDDY; WILLIAM EDENBORN; ISAAC L. ELLWOOD; ELMAR II; ELMBRANCH; JOHN R. EMERY; EMPEROR; ERIE; ERIE QUEEN; ERINDALE; ESPERANCE III; EURO PRINCESS; EVERTTON; EVERLUCKY; SIR WILLIAM FAIRBAIRN

A. & J. FAITH; LEON FALK, JR.; MERTON E. FARR; FEDERAL MAAS; FEDERAL SCHELDE; FEDERAL ST. LAURENT; FELLOWCRAFT; FERNDALE; JAMES E. FERRIS

HARRY L. FINDLAY; GEORGE R. FINK; FINLAND; W. E. FITZGERALD; FJELLANGER; FLORENCE M.; FLOWERGATE; FONTANA; FOOTLOOSE; BENSON FORD; EMORY L. FORD; E. M. FORD; J. B. FORD; FORT WILLDOC; JOHN A FRANCE; LEON FRASER; FRIEDA; FRONTENAC

GAIL; ALBERT A. GAINES; MICHAEL GALLAGHER; CHARLES W. GALLOWAY; GALWAY BAY; JOHN W. GATES; GENE H.; GENERAL; JENNIFER GEORGE; GERMA DOLPHIN; GILBERT; EDWARD E. GILLEN

DONALD B. GILLIES; THOMAS M. GIRDLER; G. L. 166 (barge); H. L. GOBIELLE; GEORGE D. GOBLE; GODERICH; R. H. GOOD; GOTHAM; E. G. GRACE; GRAND HAVEN; GRAND ISLAND

Great Lakes Steel Company Dock; Great Lakes Towing Company Floating Drydock; GREENWOOD; GULF OIL; LEECLIFFE HALL; HAMP THOMAS; HOWARD M. HANNA, JR.; LEONARD C. HANNA; LEWIS G. HARRIMAN; FRED G. HARTWELL; HARVARD; HASSELT; JOSHUA A. HATFIELD; HEMLOCK

HENNEPIN; HENRY L.; HERMINE; HERON BAY; JAMES J. HILL; J.H. HILLMAN, JR.; HOWARD HINDMAN; RUTH HINDMAN; ROBERT HOBSON; W. W. HOLLOWAY; HOLMSIDE; R. W. HOLST; CLIFFORD HOOD; HARRY W. HOSFORD

ELTON HOYT II; CHARLES HUBBARD; Hulls 868, 869, 1173; HUMACONNA; GEORGE M. HUMPHREY; HURON; HURON BELLE; HURON LADY; HURON MAID; CHARLES L. HUTCHINSON

GENE C. HUTCHINSON; JOHN T. HUTCHINSON; HYRDO; HYGRADE #18; IDAHO; IMPERIAL LEDUC; INDIANA

GEORGE H. INGALLS; IONIC COAST; IOWA; ROBERT L. IRELAND; IRISH ROWAN; IRONWOOD; JOHN IRWIN; ADRIAN ISELIN; ISHPEMING; ISLANDER; HERBERT C. JACKSON; JALADHARMA; JESSE JAMES; JANE T.; JEANNETTE S.

JOHNSTOWN; JOLIET; B.F. JONES; HARRY R. JONES; ROBERT JOYNT; JULIA L.; CARL JULIUS; JUPITER

NORMAN KELLEY; KELLY ISLAND; EDWARD S. KENDRICK; KENNETH H.; KILKENNY; KILLARNEY; WILLIS L. KING; KING COAL; KINKASAN-MARU

KIN MOUNT; A. T. KINNEY; KINSALE; KINSMAN ENTERPRISE; ELLEN KLAUTSCHKE; JOHN A. KLING; KOALKRAFT; KOPER; NORMAN J. KOPMEIER; E.J. KULAS; KYRA; LABELLE

LACKAWANNA; LA CLARE; LA HACIENDA; LAHNSTEIN; LAKEWOOD; HENRY LALIBERTE

LA SALLE; SAM LAUD; JAMES LAUGHLIN; A. T. LAWSON; LEADALE; LEARINA; LEBANON; LEHIGH; LENA; CAPTAIN LEONIDAS; LESCO; JOHN T. LILLIS

LIDWINA III; LIL ROCK; LIL TOOT; RICHARD V. LINDABURY; LIONNE; LOMAX; LOVELAND Barge 25; LOVELAND Barge 26; LSC-236 (barge); LTC-104 (barge); WILLIAM A. LYDON; THOMAS LYNCH; BRUCE A. MCALLISTER

MURIEL MCALLISTER; NANCY MCALLISTER; REID MCALLISTER; MCB 1552 (barge); MERLE MCCURDY; C. H. MCCULLOUGH, JR.; T. J. MCCARTHY; O.S. MCFARLAND

WILLIAM H. MCGEAN; WILLIAM A. MCGONAGLE; JOHN A. MCGUIRE; MCKEE SONS; JOHN M. MCKEACHEY; PRICE MCKINNEY; WILLIAM MCLAUGHLIN; JOHN MCLEAN; J. M. MCWATTERS; J. H. MACOUBREY; MACUTO; CHRISTINA MAE; MAGNA

MAIA; MAJOR BASIL; MALIETOA; MANCHESTER CITY; MANICOUAGAN; MANILA; MANITOBA; JOHN S. MANUEL; MARAKI; MARINE FUEL; MARINE FUEL II

MARINE FUEL OIL; MARINE FUELER; MARITIME GARDENIA; PERE MARQUETTE #10; MARSALA; RICHARD M. MARSHALL; MARTHA B. MARY ALICE B.

MARYSVILLE; MATAAFA; SAMUEL MATHER; WILLIAM G. MATHER; J. L. MAUTHE; GEORGE W. MEAD; MEDUSA CHALLENGER; MEGALOHARI II; MENIHEK LAKE; MERGANSER; MERMAID TRADER; MESSENGER; MEXOIL; MEZADA; MICHELE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLETOWN; MIKAGESAN MARU; THOMAS E. MILLSOP; PHILIP MINCH

MINNESOTA; RALPH S. MISENER; SCOTT MISENER; MISSISSIPPI; SAMUEL MITCHELL; MO-643 (barge); MOHAWK DEER; MOHICAN

MONICA S.; MONTAUK; OLIVE L. MOORE; BEN MOREELL; J. P. MORGAN; JOE S. MORROW; JAY C. MORSE; EDMUND P. MUDGE; MARTIN MULLEN; MUNISING; JOHN G. MUNSON; SIMON J. MURPHY; MURPHY'S LAW; MV #702, 708, 715; MYRNA L.; MYRON K.

NANFRI; NAPPER TANDY; NARCOSIS; NASSAU; NEA TYHI; NEGAUNEE; NETTLETON; NEVADA; NEWCASTLE; NEW GRAND HAVEN; NEW JERSEY; NEW MEXICO; NEW ORLEANS; NEW YORK

NEW YORK CITY; NIAGARA; NICOLET; NIPIWAN PARK; NORONIC; NORTH AMERICAN; NORTHCLIFFE HALL; NORTH DAKOTA; NORTH DEVON; NORWAY; NURITH; OCTAVIA

OKLAHOMA; HELGA OLDENDORFF; OLYMPIC PALM; OLYMPIC PIONEER; ORANSFJELL; ORCHID VENTURE; OREGON; ORIENT LINER; ORIENTAL VENUS; ORION; OSBORNE; OSCEOLA; OSSENDRECHT; OSSIPEE; OUANANICHE; WILLIAM A. PAINE

ROBERT J. PAISLEY; PANOIL; EUGENE W. PARGNY; PATHFINDER; THOMAS F. PATTON; CHARLES A PAUL; PEAVEY PIONEER; DAY PECKINPAUGH; B. A. PEERLESS; PENNSYLVANIA; PENOBSCOT; PENQUIR; GEORGE W. PERKINS; PERSEUS

R. O. PETMAN; COLONEL JAMES PICKANDS; JUDITH M. PIERSON; PILOT II; PIONEER; PIONEER CHALLENGER; HENRY R. PLATT, JR.; POLAR GLIMT; POLARIS; W. G. POLLOCK; PONTIAC; E. C. POPE; G. G. POST; PRESQUE ISLE

PRINCETON; PROPELLER; FRANK PURNELL; JOHN PURVES; PUT-IN-BAY; PUTZFRAU; QUEENSGARTH; QUETICO; GEORGE F. RAND; CLARENCE B. RANDALL

RANGER II; RUFUS P. RANNEY; RATNA-JYOTI; RAVENFJELL; RAY F.; RAVINI KOTARI; W. D. REES; CLEMENS A. REISS; J. L. REISS; OTTO M. REISS; PETER REISS; RICHARD J. REISS; WILLIAM A. REISS; REISS BROTHERS

REISS MARINE; ROBERT Y.; ROBERTA; PETER ROBERTSON; T. W. ROBINSON; ROCKET; ROCKWOOD; ERIC ROLF; ROWLI; SAINT REMI

SANDCRAFT; SANDRA; SARACEN; SATURN; SAUCON; EDWARD N. SAUNDERS, JR.; SAVANNAH; J. F. SCHOELLKOPF, JR.

COL. JAMES M. SCHOONMAKER; ESTHER CHARLOTTE SCHULTE; KONSUL SCHULTE; JOSEPH S. SCOBELL; SCOTTISH WASA; SCOW 103; SCOW 225; SCOW 721; SCOW 973; CHARLES M. SCHWAB; SEA CASTLE; SEA KING; GEN. C. B. SEARS; JOSEPH SELLWOOD; SENATOR OF CANADA; J. R. SENSIBAR; SHERMAN H. SERRE

SERVICE II; EDWARD G. SEUBERT; SEWELL AVERY; SHANNON; J. H. SHEADLE; SHENANGO; SHENANGO II; JOHN SHERWIN; MACGILVRAY SHIRAS; SIASCONSET; SILVER BAY; SILVER ISLE; ROGER R. SIMONS; SINALOA; SISTINA; SMEATON

EDMUND P. SMITH; HURLBUT W. SMITH; LYMAN C. SMITH; SIDNEY E. SMITH, JR.; HARRIS N. SNYDER; WILLIAM P. SNYDER; SOUTH AMERICAN

SOUTHERN VENTURE; SPEEDNUT; SPOT DERRICK 5; J. R. SPRANKLE; STANDARD PORTLAND CEMENT; JOHN STANTON; STEEL HOPPER BARGE; GEORGE M. STEINBRENNER; HENRY STEINBRENNER; STEINTOR; STELLA B. ; GEORGE S. STEPHENSON

WALTER STERLING; SULLIVAN BROTHERS; J. J. SULLIVAN; SULTANA; SUNGLEAM; SUMATRA; SUPERIOR; Supply Boat 41-M-526; SWEDEN; SWEETWATER; WILFRED SYKES; SYLVANIA

FRANK E. TAPLIN; BEN E. TATE; B. H. TAYLOR; MYRON C. TAYLOR; TENNESSEE; TERESA; BAIRD TEWKSBURY; TEXAS; PAUL THAYER; THE HARVESTER; THEODORA; CARMI A. THOMPSON; DAVID P. THOMPSON; JOSEPH H. THOMPSON; SMITH THOMPSON

THREE SISTERS; THUNDER BAY QUARRIES; PAUL J. TIETJEN; TIMBERLINE; TIPPERARY; TOLEDO; G. A. TOMLINSON; TORSHOLM

EDWARD Y. TOWNSEND; TRANSERIE; TRANS MICHIGAN; RICHARD TRIMBLE; LAURENCE C. TURNER; UNGAVA PRINCE; UNION METROPOLE; UNITED STATES GYPSUM; Unmanned Barge; Unnamed Sand Dredge; ANDREW S. UPSON; J. E. UPSON

URANUS; U.S.S. LST 1177; U.S.S. YTL; UTAH; VAL 51; VALHALL; VALLEY CAMP; VALPARAISO; JOE VAN; VENUS; VERMONT; VERONA; VIKING; VILLA FRIA; VILJA; VIRGINIA; VIRGO; VOLUMNIA; JAMES C. WALLACE; WALLSCHIFF

JAMES P. WALSH; COL. WARD; WASHINGTON; WATER E. WATSON; WAYNE; RUTH E. WEBSTER; INGRID WEIDE; DAVID M. WEIR; ERNEST T. WEIR; WELDCRAFT II; J. P. WELLS; WENNY; WESCOAT; B.E. WEST

JAMES P. WALSH; COL. WARD; WASHINGTON; WATER E. WATSON; WAYNE; RUTH E. WEBSTER; INGRID WEIDE; DAVID M. WEIR; ERNEST T. WEIR; WELDCRAFT II; J. P. WELLS; WENNY; WESCOAT; B.E. WEST

WISCONSIN; CARSTEN WITT; WILLIAM H. WOLF; WOLVERINE; WOLVIN; JOSEPH WOOD; WOODBURN; Workboat; WYANDOTTE; WYOMING; YALE; HARRY YATES

YOSEMITE; COL. E. M. YOUNG; JOSEPH S. YOUNG; YOUNGSTOWN; BAYOU ZACHARY; ZAKOPANE; ZENICA

Addresses of surveyors and assistants, n.d.

Biographical Information Paul J. Ranahan, n.d.

Buffalo Marine Construction Corporation, 1931

Cargo Materials Report and manifest, 1967, 1970

Cargo Materials Stowage plans, 1970, 1976-1977

Cargo Materials Inward cargo lists, n.d

Condition inspection BRAVADO and GENERAL, 1596 & 1596A, 1967

Daily telephone log, 1974

Design study and outline specifications: Design 03-MT-A1, Great Lakes Automobile Carrier, May 17-25, 1972

Great Lakes Steamship Company Vessel Survey 1769 for COVERDALE and COLPITTS, 1957

Injury reports O. J. Lange and Co. for the COMET, 1952-1965

Lake Shipbuilding Company Statement of Partnership Dissolution, 1912

Ledger Sheets for billed cases, 1963

Letterheads, A-W, n.d.

Miscellaneous correspondence, ca. 1940

Miscellaneous correspondence, ca. 1940

Personnel Names and Addresses. n.d.

Personnel Information, 1950-1955