Bethlehem Transportation Corporation of

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was a shipping subsidiary of the

Bethlehem Steel Company The Bethlehem Steel Corporation was an American steelmaking company headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Until its closure in 2003, it was one of the world's largest steel-producing and shipbuilding companies. At the height of its success ...

founded in 1924 as Bethlehem Steamship Company, the name changed in 1927. Bethlehem Steel Company acquired a fleet of

lake freighter Lake freighters, or lakers, are bulk carriers operating on the Great Lakes of North America. These vessels are traditionally called boats, although classified as ships. Freighters typically have a long, narrow hull, a raised pilothouse, and the ...

ships managed by Herbert K. Oakes. Herbert K. Oakes started as a lawyer with offices in Detroit and Cleveland. His legal work started in 1896 with the firm of Shaw, Warren, Cody & Oakes of Detroit. He departed the firm on May 7, 1911, to manage the shipping of iron ore for companies. He became the manager of Franklin Steamship Company in 1906,

Fremont Steamship Company The Berry Brothers were an American "exotic, acrobatic soft shoe dance" trio, active in the entertainment business for over 30 years. The trio was composed of Ananias (Nyas, "King of the Strut"), James Berry (entertainer), James and Warren Berry. ...

in 1908, Cadillac Steamship Company in 1912, and

Beaver Steamship Company The Cambria Iron Company of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was a major producer of iron and steel that operated independently from 1852 to 1916. The company adopted many innovations in the steelmaking process, including those of William Kelly (inventor ...

in 1916. The ship of these companies were acquired by Bethlehem Steel in 1924 when Herbert K. Oakes started working for Bethlehem Steel and formed Bethlehem Steamship Company in 1924. * Steel bulk carrier ships: ** SS ''B. F. Berry'', built 1908 by

American Shipbuilding Company The American Ship Building Company was the dominant shipbuilder on the Great Lakes before the World War II, Second World War. It started as Cleveland Shipbuilding in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1888 and opened the yard in Lorain, Ohio, in 1898. It chan ...

(Hull 357), from

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, ships other names: SS ''Berryton'', SS ''Viscount Bennett'', and then SS ''C. A. Bennett'' ** ''Leonard C. Hanna'', built 1905 by American Ship Building, (Hull 425) ** SS ''Edwin L. Booth'', built 1901 by Detroit Shipbuilding Company (Hull 138), other names: SS ''David M. Whitney'', SS ''G.N. Wilson'', SS ''Thomas Britt'', ''Buckeye'' ** SS ''E. J. Earling'', built 1906 by the

Superior Shipbuilding Company The Superior Shipbuilding Company was originally called the American Steel Barge Company, and based in Duluth, Minnesota. It was founded by Scottish Alexander McDougall (ship designer), Captain Alexander McDougall who founded it so he could prod ...

(Hull 514), other names: SS ''Robert B. Wallace'', SS ''Peter Robertson'', (U.S. 203108) ** ''Edward Y. Townsend'', built 1906 by

, (Hull 515) ** SS ''Emory L. Ford'', built 1916 by American Shipbuilding Company (Hull 715), other name: SS ''Raymond H. Reiss'' (U.S. 214318) ** SS ''Fred G. Hartwell'', built 1923 by American Shipbuilding (Hull 78l), other names: SS ''Matthew Andrews'', SS ''George M. Carl'' (U.S. 222641) ** SS ''Hernert K. Oakers'', built 1907 by

Great Lakes Engineering Works The Great Lakes Engineering Works (GLEW) was a leading shipbuilding company with a shipyard in Ecorse, Michigan, that operated between 1902 and 1960. Within three years of its formation, it was building fifty percent of the tonnage of all ships ...

(Hull 30), other names: SS ''Milinokett'', SS ''Steelton'', SS ''Cornwall'' (U.S. 204393) ** ''Daniel J. Morrell'', built 1906 by West Bay City Shipbuilding Co., (Hull 619) ** ''E. H. Utley'', built 1910 by Detroit Shipbuilding (Hull 184), other name: SS ''Cambria'' (U.S. 207568) ** ''Western Star'', built 1903 by Detroit Shipbuilding (Hull 155), other names: SS ''Glenisla'', SS ''Prescott'' (U.S. 200376) ** SS ''William H. Donner'', built 1914 by Great Lakes Engineering Works, (Hull 134) ** ''Powell Stackhouse'' built 1905 by Detroit Shipbuilding (US 202339) ** ''Saucon'', built 1906 by West Bay City Shipbuilding, other names: SS ''Charles Weston'' ** ''Lackawanna'', built in 1908 by Great Lakes Engineering Works, Hull 43, named after

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, other names: ''Daniel B. Meacham'', ''Edwin E. Slick'' ** ''Midvale'', built 1917 by Great Lakes Engineering Works, (Hull 167) ** ''Edward J. Berwind'', built 1924 by Great Lakes Engineering Works, (Hull 247) ** ''Fred G. Hartwell'', built 1923 by American Ship Building, (Hull 781), other name: ''George M. Carl'' ** ''Steelton'', built 1943 by Great Lakes Engineering, a type L6-S-B1, other name: ''Frank Purnell'', ''Robert C. Norton'' ** ''Lehigh'', built 1943 by Great Lakes Engineering, a L6-S-B1, other name: ''Mesabi'', ''Joseph X. Robert'', ''Willowglen'' ** ''Sparrows Point'', built 1952 at

Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard Maryland Steel, in Sparrows Point, Maryland, US, was founded in 1887. It was acquired by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in 1916 and renamed as the Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard. The shipyard was sold in 1997 to Baltimore Marine Industrie ...

(Hull 4505) ** ''Frank Purnell'', built 1943 by Great Lakes Engineering, a L6-S-B1, (Hull 293) ** ''Johnstown'', built 1952 at Sparrows Point Shipyard (Hull 4505) ** '' Arthur B. Homer'', built 1960 at by Great Lakes Engineering, (Hull 303)

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