SS Daniel J. Morrell

Workers at the West Bay Shipbuilding Co. standing in front of the recently launched Daniel J. Morrell.
History
United States
Name	Daniel J. Morrell
Namesake	Daniel Johnson Morrell
Operator	Cambria Steamship Company (M.A. Hanna Company, Mgrs.) 1908–1926 Cambria Steamship Company 1927–1929 Cambria Steamship Company (Bethlehem Transportation Company, Mgrs.) 1930–1966
Port of registry	United States, Wilmington, Delaware
Builder	West Bay City Shipbuilding Company, West Bay City, Michigan
Yard number	00619
Launched	22 August 1906
In service	24 September 1906
Identification	U.S. Registry #203507
Fate	Broke up and sunk during a storm, 29 November 1966
Notes	On 13 August 1909, Daniel J. Morrell collided with the steamer Henry Phipps.
General characteristics (As built)
Class and type	Bulk Freighter
Tonnage	7,239 GRT 5,419 NRT
Length	603 ft (184 m)
Beam	58 ft (18 m)
Depth	32 ft (9.8 m)
Installed power	2 × Scotch marine boilers 1,878 hp (1,400 kW)
Propulsion	1 × triple expansion steam engine
Crew	29
Notes
General characteristics (1945 Rebuild)
Class and type	Bulk Freighter
Tonnage	7,763 GRT 6,216 NRT
Length	609 ft (186 m)
Beam	58 ft (18 m)
Height	27 ft (8.2 m)
Installed power	2 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers 3,200 hp (2,400 kW)
Propulsion	1 × Three cylinder Skinner Uniflow engine
Crew	29

SS Daniel J. Morrell was a 603-foot (184 m) Great Lakes freighter that broke up in a strong storm on Lake Huron on 29 November 1966, taking with her 28 of her 29 crewmen. The freighter was used to carry bulk cargoes such as iron ore but was running with only ballast when the 60-year-old ship sank. When built in 1906, she was the "Queen of the Lakes", being the longest ship then in service on the Great Lakes.^[1][2]