University of Detroit Mercy
Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection
         
Lewis Woodruff. | Original Name: | Lewis Woodruff. | | Other Names: | Argus, 1913. | | Owner: | Gilchrist Transportation Co., 1903-1913, United States, Ohio, Cleveland | | Builder: | American Ship Building Co., 1903, United States, Ohio, Lorain | | Engine Builder: | American Ship Building Co., 1903, United States, Ohio, Lorain | | Year Built: | 1903 | | Year Engine Built: | 1903 | | Final Disposition: | Foundered in Lake Huron in the "Great Storm" of November, 1913. | | Remarks: | Launched, August 5,1903. Sister ship to the R.E. Schuck, also lost in the Great Storm. Wreck found off Canadian coast, early 1990s. | | Registry Number: | US.200211 | | Hull Number: | 326 | | Vessel Type: | Bulk freighter | | Length: | 416 ft. | | Width: | 50 ft. | | Height: | 28 ft. | | Gross Tonnage: | 4707 t. | | Net Tonnage: | 3380 t. | | Materials: | Steel | | Engine Type: | Triple expansion | | Piston #1: | 22 in. | | Piston #2: | 35 in. | | Piston #3: | 58 in. | | Stroke Length: | 42 in. | | 



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