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SS Frank C. Ball
The ''Frank C. Ball'' was an American Bulk carrier that was built by the Great Lakes Engineering Works of Ecorse, Michigan, for the Globe Steamship Company (managed by G. A. Tomlinson, Mgr.) of Duluth, Minnesota. She was launched on December 9, 1905, as hull #14. She was powered by a 1,700 horsepower triple expansion steam engine and fueled by two coal-fired Scotch marine boilers. Even though ''Ball'' was built in 1905, she only entered service in 1906. In 1930 the ''Ball'' was sold to the Construction Materials Corporation of Chicago, Illinois. She was converted to a self-unloading sand dredge, and repowered by a steam powered Turbo-electric transmission, Turbo-electric engine at American Shipbuilding Company of Lorain, Ohio. She was the first commercial vessel on the lakes to use this form of propulsion. Her original engine was installed in the Ford Motor Company's former barge, the ''Lake Frugality'', when she was requisitioned for salt water service in World War II. J.R. Sens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oglebay Norton Corporation
The Oglebay Norton Corporation was an ore mining company and operated ships on the Great Lakes. At one point their flagship was the SS Edmund Fitzgerald through their Columbia Transportation Division. History The company's roots go back to 1851, when Hewitt & Tuttle, an iron ore brokerage, formed a shipping subsidiary. After several mergers over the years, the firm became Oglebay, Norton in 1890, named for Earl Oglebay and David Z. Norton. In the 1890s, Oglebay, Norton and Company acted as the sales and shipping agent for Rockefeller's Lake Superior Consolidated Iron Mines. The company was incorporated in 1924. Oglebay Norton was acquired by Carmeuse, Carmeuse Lime & Stone, Inc. in 2008. Chronological Company Timeline * 1854: H.B. Tuttle & Co., predecessor to Oglebay Norton, created as a two-partner iron ore agency. * 1855: John D. Rockefeller hired at $3.50 a week. Quits later over salary dispute. * 1884: New partnership formed when Wheeling, W.Va., industrialist Earl W. Oglebay j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
