User:GreatLakesShips/sandbox/Overhauls/Archive 14

46°48′16.26″N 84°57′50.76″W / 46.8045167°N 84.9641000°W / 46.8045167; -84.9641000

History
United States
NameJohn B. Cowle
NamesakeJohn Beswick Cowle
OwnerCowle Transportation Company
OperatorUnited States Transportation Company
Port of registryFairport, Ohio
BuilderJenks Shipbuilding Company, Port Huron, Michigan
Yard number19
LaunchedOctober 2, 1902
In service1903
Out of serviceJuly 12, 1909
IdentificationUS official number 77559
FateSank on Lake Superior
General characteristics
Class and typeLake freighter
Tonnage
Length
Beam50 feet (15.2 m)
Depth28 feet (8.5 m)
Installed power
Propulsion1 × fixed pitch propeller