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'''''D.G. Kerr''''' was a [[lake freighter]], launched in 1903, for the [[Provident Steamship Company]].<ref name=greatlakesDGKerr1903/><ref name=greatlakesvesselhistoryDGKerr1903/> She was renamed '''''Harry R. Jones''''', in 1916, when a larger vessel was given the name [[D.G. Kerr (ship, 1916)|''D.G. Kerr'']].<ref name=greatlakesDGKerr1916/> | '''''D.G. Kerr''''' was a [[lake freighter]], launched in 1903, for the [[Provident Steamship Company]].<ref name=greatlakesDGKerr1903/><ref name=greatlakesvesselhistoryDGKerr1903/> She was renamed '''''Harry R. Jones''''', in 1916, when a larger vessel was given the name [[D.G. Kerr (ship, 1916)|''D.G. Kerr'']].<ref name=greatlakesDGKerr1916/> | ||
Latest revision as of 01:52, 26 December 2023
The steamer D.G. Kerr in the Soo Locks.
D.G. Kerr was a lake freighter, launched in 1903, for the Provident Steamship Company.[1][2] She was renamed Harry R. Jones, in 1916, when a larger vessel was given the name D.G. Kerr.[3]
She was sold for scrap in 1960.[2] She was lost at sea, on her way to Scottish ship breakers, when her tow parted.[2]
Namesake
The vessel was named in honor of David Garret Kerr, a Vice President of U.S. Steel.[4]
References
- ↑ D. G. Kerr (Propeller), U157696, 19 May 1903. Historical Collections of the Great Lakes. Retrieved on 2020-01-03.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kerr, D.G. 1, Great Lakes vessel history. Retrieved on 2020-01-03.
- ↑ KERR, D.G.. Historical Collections of the Great Lakes. Retrieved on 2020-01-03.
- ↑ D. G. Kerr, Flickr. Retrieved on 2020-01-15. “David Garrett Kerr was Vice President for mining and transportation at U.S. Steel from 1909 through 1932; this expanded the job he'd first held with Carnegie Steel and had retained when the Steel Trust was formed.”