 The Henry A. Hawgood in the Soo Locks | |
| History | |
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| Port of registry |  United States,Fairport, Ohio |
| Builder | American Ship Building Company,Cleveland, Ohio |
| Yard number | 435 |
| Launched | September 8, 1906 |
| In service | October 13, 1906 |
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| Fate | Scrapped inRecife, Brazil on October 21, 1986 |
| Notes | TheHawgood was featured in the filmBlues Brothers as theW.W. Holloway |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Lake freighter |
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| Length | |
| Beam | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Draft | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Installed power | 1,760 horsepowertriple expansion steam engine; diesel engine (after 1963) |
TheHenry A. Hawgood was an American steel-hulled, propeller-drivenlake freighter that was built by theAmerican Ship Building Company ofCleveland, Ohio for service on theGreat Lakes ofNorth America andCanada. She was used to haul bulk cargoes such asiron ore,coal andgrain.
TheHawgood was launched on September 8, 1906 as hull #435. She had a length of 552-feet, a beam of 56-feet and a depth of 31-feet. She was powered by a 1,760 horsepowertriple expansion steam engine and fueled by two coal-firedScotch marine boilers.
She was commissioned by the Minerva Steamship Company (managed by A.H. Hawgood) ofCleveland, Ohio. She entered service on October 13, 1906 clearingCleveland, Ohio forLake Superior. Her homeport wasFairport, Ohio. In 1911 theHawgood was transferred to the Commonwealth Steamship Company ofCleveland, Ohio. Her career with the Commonwealth Steamship Company didn't last long, later that year she was sold to the Hubbard Steamship Company (managed by W.C. Richardson) ofCleveland, Ohio. TheHawgood stranded onWeis Beach,Lake Huron in theGreat Lakes Storm of 1913. In 1915 theHawgood was renamedC. Russel Hubbard. In 1920 the fleet owned by W.C. Richardson merged by the Columbia Steamship Company (managed by John T. Kelley) ofCleveland, Ohio. In 1931 fleet was reincorporated as the Columbia Transportation Company inDelaware.
TheHawgood was renamedW.W. Holloway in 1937. On July 25, 1945 theHolloway collided with the steamerGoderich onLake Superior; both theGoderich and theHolloway sustained significant damage.[1] In 1957 theHolloway was converted to a self-unloader by the Christy Corporation ofSturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.[2] In 1963 theHolloway was repowered with a brand newdiesel engine by theAmerican Ship Building Company ofLorain, Ohio.
On April 15, 1963 theHolloway suffered a fire while in drydock at American Ship Building Company of Lorain, Ohio. The cost to repair the damage caused by the fire was about $15,000. On July 10, 1974 theHolloway ran aground in the Fighting Island Channel in theDetroit River. She was released by the tugsVermont andMaine. She was towed to Ojibway Anchorage with steering problems.[3]
On November 15, 1974 theHolloway struck a bank atBurns Harbor, Indiana which caused a lot of damage. On June 4, 1978 theHolloway struck an abutment atSouth Chicago. She sustained $224,000 in damage. In 1980 theHolloway was featured in the American filmThe Blues Brothers, when Elwood Blues jumped their 1974Dodge over the open 95th Streetdrawbridge she was passing under.
On December 7, 1981 theHolloway was laid up inToledo, Ohio never to sail again. In 1985 she was sold to the Marine Salvage Ltd. ofPort Colborne, Ontario. Later that year theHolloway was sold to a Brazilian shipbreaker. On September 16, 1986 she clearedQuebec along with the steamerPhilip D. Block in tow of the Polish tugJantar. They arrived inRecife, Brazil on October 21, 1986.[4]
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