SS Howard L. Shaw
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- Howard L. Shaw
- John Shaw Transit Company (1900-1901)
- Eddy Shaw Transit Company (a subsidiary of John Shaw Transit Company) (1901-1902)
- Donora Mining Company (a subsidiary of U.S. Steel) (1902-1904)
- Pittsburgh Steamship Company (1904-1940)
- Upper Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation Company (1940-1969)
United States, - Port Huron, Michigan 1900-1902
- Duluth, Minnesota 1902-1940
- Toronto, Ontario 1940-1969
 Howard L. Shaw in Poe Lock | |
| History | |
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| Port of registry | United States,
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| Builder | Detroit Shipbuilding Company, Wyandotte, Michigan |
| Yard number | 136 |
| Launched | September 15, 1900 |
| Completed | 1900 |
| In service | 1900 |
| Out of service | 1969 |
| Identification | U.S. Registry #96524 |
| Fate | Sunk as a breakwater at Ontario Place |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Bulk Freighter |
| Tonnage | 4,901 gross 3,802 net |
| Length | 451 ft (137 m) |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Height | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 10 knots |
| Notes | The Shaw was the last vessel to see the ill-fated John Owen |
Howard L. Shaw was a 451-foot (137 m) long propeller driven freighter that operated on the Great Lakes of North America from her launching in 1900 to her retirement 1969. She is currently serving as a breakwater in Ontario Place on Lake Ontario.
Howard L. Shaw was built by the Detroit Shipbuilding Company of Wyandotte, Michigan. She was launched on 15 September 1900 as hull #136. she began service on 2 October 1900. On 1 November 1900, Howard L. Shaw loaded 260,000 bushels of flax in Duluth, Minnesota which was a new port record. The cost of the cargo was valued at $468,000.
In 1902 Howard L. Shaw was purchased by U.S. Steel. In 1904 Howard L. Shaw was transferred to the Pittsburgh Steamship Company. On 25 May 1906 Howard L. Shaw passed between the cable connecting the steamer Coralia and her barge Maia which raked the deck of spars and the smokestack.
Howard L. Shaw ran aground after the collision. Howard L. Shaw was the last vessel to see the wooden steamer John Owen on 12 November 1919 before she was lost in a storm on Lake Superior. In 1922 Howard L. Shaw's hull was reconstructed with arch frames by the Toledo Shipbuilding Company of Toledo, Ohio, while in Toledo she also had her old boilers replaced by brand new Scotch marine boilers. On 26 April 1926, Howard L. Shaw ran aground in Mud Lake while downbound from the St. Marys River.[1]
