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J. B. Ford as E. C. Collins passing
Ohio street draw
bridge between 1944 and 1956.
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J. B. Ford at Ohio street lift bridge
while ship was owned
by National Gypsum Company. Note:
pilot house windows
covered by wooden boards during winter
lay-up.
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Steamship
J. B. Ford forward house note cars from late 1950's in parking lot of
Huron Cement dock.
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Looking from Ohio street bridge at the stern of the
J.B.Ford
docked next to the Huron Cement
dock.
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The J. B. Ford as E. C. Collins
drydocked in Buffalo.
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The J. B. Ford as E. C. Collins
laid up on the Buffalo River, the ship had a red hull with white deck
houses, and
the smoke stack was black with a green band with a
white "S" for Steinbrenner.
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The Steamer E.C. Collins, was named
after the transportation manager of Pittsburg Steamship Company in
1916.
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The Steamer J. B. Ford was named after
one of the founders of Huron Portland Cement Company in
1959.
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J. B. Ford at Ohio Street lift bridge,
early in 1976
the ship was converted to run on oil instead of
coal.
Nicholson & Hall Corp. performed the work in
frigid Buffalo temperatures.
The
J. B. Ford in Huron Cement Company colors, the ship
had a green hull with white cabins.
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The sistership to the J. B. Ford, Mac Gilvray
Shiras.
The Shiras was caught in
a 90mph gale winds and broke free from her dock at Concrete Central
Elevator, Buffalo s largest. The
Shiras navigating three right angle turns with out a
soul onboard. Then she crashed into another ship which in turn
collided and collasped the Michigan Ave. lift bridge, blocking in
the fireboat Cotter. Lake captains of
this time were marveled that the Shiras navigated those
bends in the Buffalo River unaided by tugs & crew.
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Name
Board presently on display at Lower Lakes Marine
Historical Society in
Buffalo, New York
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J. B. Ford on Buffalo River
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| Steamship J. B. Ford with green hull in Buffalo, N.Y. |
Steamship J. B. Ford notr wooden boards covering
pilothouse windows. This indicates the ship is laid up for the Great Lakes
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