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AmShip Chicago

Chicago IL

Most recent update: October 24, 2021.

The AmShip yard in Chicago IL started life in 1890 as Chicago Shipbuilding, an offshoot of Cleveland's Globe Iron Works. It became a subsidiary of The American Ship Building Company in 1898 and a division in 1911. After WWI, AmShip operated it as a repair yard but closed it in the 1970s. It was located on the east bank of the Calumet River, at 101st Street, where Morton Salt is now. See the site from the air on Google here.

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O/N Name Customer Type GT LOA Delivered Notes
Built by Chicago Shipbuilding
2 92298 Masaba Minnesota S.S.Co. laker 2,431 292 Apr 1891 later General Henrys 1920, scrapped 1923
3 Whileaway Mr. Dodge yacht 70 1891 later Majestic, burned & abandoned 1947
4 92459 Maritana Minnesota S.S.Co. laker 2,957 330 June 1892 scrapped 1947
5 126876 Cadillac Cleveland Cliffs SS Co. laker 1,263 230 July 1892 later Maplehurst 1920, wrecked 1922
6 145631 Thomas Maytham Republic S.S. Co. laker 2,329 286 Jan 1893 later Dolomite 1938, Motorex 1941, sunk by gunfire 1942
7 107005 Arthur Orr C.W. Elphicke laker 2,329 286 July 1893 scrapped 1949
8 92521 Manitou Lake Mich. & Lake Sup. Tpt. Co. laker 2,944 275 June 1893 later Isle Royale 1933, burned 1936
9 Chicago Shipbuilding Co caisson 1893
10 161061 Kearsarge Interlake S.S. Co. laker 3,092 328 May 1894 scrapped 1948
11 167161 G.L. No. 8 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock dump scow 217 111 1895 documented 1919
12 93389 Marcia Minnesota S.S.Co. barge 2,237 302 Jan 1895 later Mitschfibre, scrapped 1966
13 92637 Malta Minnesota S.S.Co. barge 2,237 302 Jan 1895 later Thunder Bay, Pinebranch, scrapped 1960
14 161758 Victory Interlake S.S. Co. laker 3,774 459 June 1895 later Victorious 1940, sunk as breakwater in Toronto 1969
15 28129 Zenith City Zenith Transit laker 3,850 387 1895 scrapped 1946
16 107186 Aurania J. Corrigan barge 3,218 352 1895 sank 1909
17 92696 Manda Minnesota S.S.Co. barge 3,256 352 1896 later Resolute, scrapped 1972
18 92697 Martha Minnesota S.S.Co. barge 3,256 352 1896 later Owendoc, scrapped 1975
19 86348 George E. Hartnell Northwestern Transportation schooner 3,265 352 Mar 1896 later Glensannox 1923, Portsmouth 1926, scrapped 1937
20 86350 George N. Orr C.W. Elphicke laker 2,872 326 May 1896 wrecked 1917
21 92736 Maricopa Minnesota S.S.Co. laker 4,223 406 July 1896 later John P. Geistman 1937, E. E. Johnson 1941, Altadoc 1945, D. B. Weldon 1962, scrapped 1974
22 92740 Magna Minnesota S.S.Co. barge 3,259 352 Aug 1896 scrapped 1962
23 86363 George H. Corliss Minnesota S.S.Co. barge 3,259 352 Sep 1896 later Kenordoc, scrapped 1973
24 107242 Alfred Krupp Minnesota S.S.Co. schooner 3,259 352 Sep 1896 scrapped 1973
25 127176 Crescent City Zenith Transit Co. laker 4,213 406 June 1997 later Carl W. Meyers 1950, scrapped 1959
26 127172 Carrington Minnesota S.S.Co. barge 3,180 352 1897 later Delkote, scrapped 1967
27 92769 Minneapolis Lower Lakes S.S. Co. laker 2,029 238 Apr 1897 later Ramon Marimin 1920, Burlington 1922, wrecked 1936
28 116762 St. Paul Lower Lakes S.S. Co. laker 2,029 238 May 1897 later Eduardo Sala 1921, Bennington 1923, scrapped 1949
29 30089 Amazon J. Corrigan barge 3,599 376 June 1897 scrapped 1953
30 172556 7 dump scow 385 1896 documented 1936
31 30094 Australia J. Corrigan barge 3,745 376 Jan 1897 later S. B. Coolidge, scrapped 1948
32 81597 William R. Linn C. W. Elphicke laker 4,328 400 Apr 1898 later L. G. Wescoat 1940, scrapped 1964
33 92894 Maia Minnesota S.S. Co. schooner 3,804 376 1898 scrapped 1962
34 200603 Illinois City of Chicago fire tugboat 287 107 1898
Built by AmShip Chicago
35 100680 Illinois Northern Michigan Transportation passenger 2,427 225 June 1899 scrapped 1947
36 92950 Manila Minnesota S.S.Co. barge 5,039 436 July 1899
37 92974 Maunaloa Minnesota S.S.Co. laker 4,951 430 Sep 1899 later Maunaloa II 1945, scrapped 1971
38 93020 Madeira Minnesota S.S.Co. barge 5,039 436 Feb 1900 sunk 1905
39 93021 Marsala Minnesota S.S.Co. barge 5,039 436 Apr 1900
40 111294 Robert W. E. Bunsen Bessemer S.S. Co. laker 4,473 439 June 1900 later Marquis Rouen 1954
41 3845 Bryn Mawr Pittsburgh S.S. Co. schooner 4,294 400 June 1900 later Bryn Barge, scrapped 1968
42 127451 Cornell Pittsburgh S.S. Co. laker 5,082 454 July 1900 later Neptune 1954, Cornell 1958, scrapped 1961
43 130908 Northwestern Northwestern S.S. Co. freighter 2,207 204 Mar 1901 later Federal 1921, sunk by gunfire 1942
44 130906 Northman Northwestern S.S. Co. freighter 2,157 290 Mar 1901 later Louisiana 1911, Port Texaco No. 5 1932, Ceylon 1940, Cowasjee 1948, scrapped 1956
45 130905 Northeastern Northwestern S.S. Co. freighter 2,157 290 May 1901 wrecked 1904
46 130907 Northtown Northwestern S.S. Co. freighter 2,208 204 Mar 1901 later Alabama 1914, Amabala 1918, Alabama 1919, scrapped 1950
47 81747 William L. Brown Federal S.S. Co. laker 4,998 430 May 1901 later George H. Ingalls 1923, scrapped 1965
48 93151 Mary C. Elphicke Federal S.S. Co. laker 4,998 430 June 1901 later Morris S. Tremayne 1923, T. J. McCarthy 1946, scrapped 1965
49 121205 Frank T. Heffelinger Peavey S.S. Co. laker 4,897 437 Oct 1901 later Clemens A Reiss 1918, Superior 1959, scrapped 1961
50 121208 Frederick B. Wells Peavey S.S. Co. laker 4,897 437 Oct 1901 later Otto M. Reiss, Sullivan Brothers, Henry R. Platt, Jr., Pillsbury's Barg, Pillsbury, scuttled 1966
51 107738 A. G. Brower United States Transportation laker 3,582 346 Apr 1902 later Sargent, C. B. Nienaber, S. B. Way, Howard P. Eels Jr., D. E. Callender, E. G. Mathiott, scrapped 1960
52 81803 W. W. Brown United States Transportation laker 3,582 346 Apr 1902 later Baltic 1920, John W. Ailes 1922, Henry T. Ewig 1926, scrapped 1963
53 96606 Horace S. Wilkinson United States Transportation laker 3,860 370 Apr 1902 later Belgium, Michigan, Texaco Michigan, Trina, Corpus Christi, Witwater II, Corpus Christi
54 141783 Luzon Erie S.S. Co. laker 3,582 346 Apr 1902 later John Anderson 1924, G. G. Post 1932, scrapped 1971
55 93265 Milwaukee Western Transit Co. freighter 3,327 325 June 1902 scrapped 1940
56 150959 Panay E.D. Carter laker 3,811 370 July 1902 later William Nelson 1928, Ben E. Tate 1936, scrapped 1968
57 86671 George B. Leonard United States Transportation laker 4,037 380 Apr 1903 scrapped 1946
58 127752 Charles M. Warner United States Transportation laker 3,812 370 May 1903 later dredge Michigan 1928, Lakewood 1956, scrapped 1995
59 77583 John Lambert Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation laker 1,550 241 June 1903 later Houlgate 1916, sunk 1916
60 200000 George C. Howe Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation laker 1,550 241 July 1903 later Cabourg 1916, Glenealy 1921, Chapleau 1927, scrapped 1955
61 200089 John Crerar Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Transportation laker 1,550 241 July 1903 later Fouras 1916, Glengarnock 1921, Courtright 1927, Cedarbranch 1940, Empire Newt 1945, scrapped 1947
62 200254 R. L. Ireland Gilchrist Transportation laker 4,470 416 Sep 1903 later Sirius 1913, Ontadoc 1926, scrapped 1970
63 200377 Perry G. Walker Gilchrist Transportation laker 4,470 416 Nov 1903 later Taurus 1913, scrapped 1946
64 200593 Duluth Western Transit Co. freighter 4,623 381 Dec 1903 scrapped 1950
65 200861 Missouri Northern Michigan Transit Co. passenger 2,434 225 Apr 1904 burned 1939 and hulked, scrapped 1947
66 202014 Elbert H. Gary Pittsburgh S.S. Co. laker 6,331 558 May 1905 later R. E. Webster 1963, scrapped 1973
67 202296 William E. Corey Pittsburgh S.S. Co. laker 6,363 558 Aug 1905 later Ridgetown 1963, sunk as breakwater at Port Credit 1970
68 203155 J. Pierpont Morgan Pittsburgh S.S. Co. laker 7,161 580 June 1906 later Heron Bay 1966, Heron B. 1978, scrapped 1979
69 203332 Henry H. Rogers Pittsburgh S.S. Co. laker 7,053 580 Aug 1906 scrapped 1974
70 203543 Norman B. Ream Pittsburgh S.S. Co. laker 7,053 580 1906 later Kinsman Enterprise 1965, Hull No. 1 1979, scrapped 1989
71 203677 Peter A. B. Widener Pittsburgh S.S. Co. laker 7,053 580 Nov 1906 scrapped 1986
72 203917 William B. Kerr Pittsburgh S.S. Co. laker 7,769 585 Mar 1907 later Francis E. House 1911, Kinsman Independent 1966, scrapped 1973
73 204212 Thomas Lynch Pittsburgh S.S. Co. laker 7,240 580 June 1907 later Wiarton 1966, scrapped 1973
74 204526 Salt Lake City Holmes S.S. Co. laker 6,530 532 Sep 1907 later Chester A. Congdon 1912, wrecked 1918
75 204701 William A. Hawgood Atlas S.S. Co. laker 6,530 532 Nov 1907 later R. L. Agassiz 1913, Carl C. Conway 1934, scrapped 1963
76 204631 Arthur H. Hawgood Neptune S.S. Co. laker 6,486 532 Oct 1907 subcontract to West Bay City SB, Joseph Block
77 208305 Pere Marquette 18 Pere Marquette Railway Co. laker 2,777 338 Jan 1911 scrapped 1957
78 225159 Koalkraft By-Products Coke Co. lighter 376 159 1913
79 Norway Nordal D/S A/S Vestlandet freighter 2,081 251 Aug 1916 later Begensgut 1917, torpedoed and lost 1917
80 214554 Manta Atlantic Gulf & West Indies Lines freighter 2,081 251 Nov 1916 later Ring 1930, Trym 1932, foundered 1937
81 215580 Choctaw Atlantic Gulf & West Indies Lines freighter 2,086 251 Sep 1917 later Othander 1929, Tung Lung 1935, Shoka Maru 1938, bombed and sunk 1945
82 Norway Danebrog Svensen & Jespersen freighter 1,866 250 June 1917 later Scandia 1924, Maia 1934, seized by Russia 1940, Valga, scrapped 1970
83 215716 War Banner /Lake Worth UK Admiralty freighter 2,080 251 Oct 1917 later Phoenicier 1920, Amberstone 1924, Orland 1927, bombed and lost 1940
84 215788 War Hound/Lake Huron UK Admiralty freighter 2,080 251 Nov 1917 later Serbier, Cap La Heve, Binab, Benito, Advance, Trojan, Trojan III, Advance, Mister Stathis, Agios Dimitrios, scrapped 1966
85 216199 War Duty/Lake Clear UK Admiralty freighter 2,054 247 Apr 1918 later Padilla 1926, Morea 1935, sunk by gunfire 1940
86 216098 War Laurel/Lake Crescent UK Admiralty freighter 2,054 247 May 1918 later Sandcraft 1923, in collision and sank 1950
87 216540 Lake Yemassee USSB freighter 2,319 250 July 1917 scrapped 1928
88 216698 Lake Yahara USSB freighter 2,338 250 July 1917 scrapped 1928
89 216741 Lake Bloomington USSB freighter 2,342 250 Aug 1918 wrecked 1918
90 216814 Lake Berdan USSB freighter 2,342 250 Sep 1918 scrapped 1927
91 216998 Lake Fondulac USSB freighter 2,338 250 Oct 1918 scrapped 1927
92 216915 Lake Buckeye USSB freighter 2,338 250 Sep 1918 scrapped 1928
93 216999 Lake Beacon USSB freighter 2,338 250 Oct 1918 scrapped 1927
94 217199 Lake Desha USSB freighter 2,338 250 Nov 1918 scrapped 1927
95 217183 Lake Mattato USSB freighter 2,338 250 Nov 1918 scrapped 1927
96 217266 Lake Gradan USSB freighter 2,332 250 Nov 1918 scrapped 1927
97 217295 Lake Grafton USSB freighter 2,630 250 Dec 1918 wrecked 1920
98 217789 Lake Grainger USSB freighter 2,615 250 Apr 1919 scrapped 1928
99 217912 Lake Grama USSB freighter 2,615 250 May 1919 scrapped 1927
100 217884 Lake Grampian USSB freighter 2,615 250 May 1919 scrapped 1927
101 217855 Lake Grampus USSB freighter 2,615 250 May 1919 scrapped 1928
102 218117 Lake Granby USSB freighter 2,615 250 June 1919 scrapped 1927
103 218176 Lake Gazette USSB freighter 2,664 250 Sep 1919 scrapped 1930
104 219073 Lake Gebhart USSB freighter 2,810 250 Oct 1919 wrecked 1923
105 219173 Lake Gera USSB freighter 2,637 250 Nov 1919 later Southlands 1923, Ruth Lykes 1929, sunk by gunfire 1942
106 219205 Lake Gert USSB freighter 2,637 250 May 1920 scrapped 1930
107 219204 Lake Getaway USSB freighter 2,637 250 May 1920 later Upshur 1935, Norluna 1941, wrecked 1942
108 219894 Lake Geyser USSB freighter 2,592 250 May 1920 scrapped 1932
109 219601 Lake Giddings USSB freighter 2,592 250 May 1920 later Texas Shipper 1932, West Shipper 1935, Caribqueen 1941, Hai Kwei 1946, scrapped 1951
233482 CSB 2 Chicago Shipbuilding Co. work boat 8 31 Sep 1934
238122 CSB 3 Chicago Shipbuilding Co. work boat 21 Aug 1939
242889 CSB 5 Chicago Shipbuilding Co. work boat 21 1942
110 Federal USACE dredge hull 400 1958
111 Federal USACE dredge hull 400 1958
112 Federal USACE dredge hull 400 1958

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