Ships -- Inspection -- Great Lakes (North America)

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Stability tests administered by the U.S. Coast Guard for the Tug ADMIRAL, owned by Cleveland Tankers, Inc. The ADMIRAL sank later that year on December 2, 1942.

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Includes general, load-line, radio, and fire equipment certificates for the ALGOLAKE.

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Inspection certificates for the passenger vessel SEEANDBEE operated by the Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Company, detailing information about crew and passenger numbers, name of master, number of life preservers and other details.

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Reports compiled by Marsh & McLennan, Inc. detailing machinery damage claims to the vessel Charles M. Schwab

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Reports compiled by Marsh & McLennan, Inc., detailing damage sustained to the vessel's starboard main shaft due to stress of extreme weather and expenses of repair.

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American Bureau of Shipping and U.S. Coast Guard certificates documenting vessel inspections and load line surveys over a fifteen-year span for the CARLE C. CONWAY.

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American Bureau of Shipping and U.S. Coast Guard certificates documenting vessel capacity inspections, load line surveys, and damage reports over a eleven-year span for the EDWARD J. BERWIND.

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Includes both American Bureau of Shipping and U.S. Coast Guard certificates for annual inspections required for vessel to be in service.

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American Bureau of Shipping and U.S. Coast Guard certificates documenting vessel capacity inspections, load line surveys, and damage reports over a twenty-year span for the GEORGE R. FINK.

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American Bureau of Shipping and U.S. Coast Guard certificates documenting vessel capacity inspections, load line surveys, and damage reports over a twenty-year span for the MATTHEW ANDREWS.

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Certificate for inspection conducted by the American Bureau of Shipping

Abstract The Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company launched the MARINE ROBIN in 1944 at Chester, PA. In 1950 the vessel was added to the M.A. Hanna Co. fleet and renamed JOSEPH H. THOMPSON. This collection contains vessel records for the years 1976-1982. Correspondence describes maintenance and personnel matters, while various logs record operating details of individual trips during the sailing season. Also included is a 1980 incident report which illustrates the company's accident-reporting...

Abstract This collection contains records of vessel damage surveys conducted by Paul J. Ranahan in his career as a marine consultant. Ranahan, a marine engineer, surveyed damage done to vessels involved in accidents to assess the cost of repairs. These records, along with correspondence regarding marine salvage operations, provide a view of the role surveyors like Ranahan played in identifying revenue sources for repair facilities and the expense such accidents caused for vessel owners. The...

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Reports detailing causes of the fracture of the starboard main shaft of the GREATER BUFFALO in 1933; ship later known as the USS SABLE.

Scope and Contents This collection documents daily activities in the engine room of the THOMAS E. MILLSOP (U.S. 224662) and general vessel inspections during its service with National Steel Corporation. Engine room logs in 8 volumes cover, in scattered form, the years 1957-1975. The chief engineer assigned to the MILLSOP on each trip during the shipping season was responsible for the entries in this log. Engine performance and ballast water monitoring are two primary items examined daily through these logs....

Scope and Contents The record series in this collection document activities of the United States Coast Guard, 9th District office in Cleveland, Ohio for the years 1911-1971. These files concentrate on the period 1935-1965. Within the four cubic feet of this collection researchers may examine the commercial aspects of the Coast Guard's duties through files on vessel inspections. These three cubic feet of records (Box 2-4) reflect whether a vessel was enrolled as one licensed to operate on the Great Lakes....

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Present are 23 volumes containing copies of inspection certificates retained at the Cleveland, OH office of the U.S. Steamboat Inspection Service following examination of steam vessels. These annual inspections permitted vessels to operate on the Great Lakes. The certificates date from 1876-1910. The compiled information focuses on hull materials, boiler tests, recommended crew sizes, and maximum passenger limits for freight vessels, passenger vessels, and yachts.

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Present are records of the Toledo, OH office of the Steamboat Inspection Service for the years 1870-1931. Included are tensile strength test reports for boiler plate samples (1900-1931), lists of licensed assistant engineers (1890-1907), and lists of licensed pilots (1870-1908).

Abstract The WILLIAM P. SNYDER, JR. was built by the Great Lakes Engineering Works at Ecorse, MI and launched in 1912. The items compiled here were acquired by the SNYDER's chief engineers between 1932 and 1980. A series of catalogs and one of briefer sales brochures illustrate the choices available to engineers purchasing equipment and parts, and a series of manuals provide the information needed to operate the purchased equipment. A final series containing log books provides information on the...