Built in 1927 at Ambridge, Pennsylvania; completed at Coal Valley, Pennsylvania. Became: J.L. Perry. Final Disposition: Renamed J.L. Perry in June 1945. Owners: Carnegie Steel Company OFFICERS & CREW: Captain Frank A. Gould (master, August 1930); Ernest Cropper (chief engineer, 1930, 1939, 1940); Fred German (second engineer, 1930); Captain Paul Cowan (master, 1939); Lew Bradford (pilot, 1939); Andy Zollinger (steward, 1939); Captain William Cowan (master, 1940); Henry E. Holloway (pilot, 1940). Other Information: Ways – T0105; Did a good bit of work down the Ohio and Mississippi; in May 1935, she delivered the first gasoline tow to the Republic Oil Corporation plant at Coraopolis, Pennsylvania while under charter to ABL; she caught on a sunken barge at Duquesne, Pennsylvania and sank on May 14, 1942 but was recovered and renamed J.L. Perry in June 1945.
Project Details
- Owner: Carnegie Steel
- Location: Ambridge, Pennsylvania, United States
- Performed as: American Bridge Company
- Completion Date: 1927