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| Brian R. Wroblewski posted The Henry Steinbrenner takes on coal for fuel at Consolidation Coal Company's refueling dock on Lime Island in the St. Marys River. She was the last coal powered laker to call in Buffalo during the 1989 season. Actual Date not noted. Captain Thomas Basore photo/MHSD. Marine Historical Society of Detroit posted [It was closed in 1982.] The Henry Steinbrenner takes on coal for fuel at Consolidation Coal Company's refueling dock on Lime Island in the St. Marys River. Date not noted. Captain Thomas Basore photo/MHSD. Jim Hayden: I was there as a kid sailing on the William P. Snyder Jr. with my dad, who was Chief Engineer. This photo comes from the collection of Tom Basore--who was First Mate when I knew him and who then went on to become Captain of a different ship in the Shenango line, the Colonel James M. Schoonmaker. What I found initially perplexing about the caption of this picture is that the Henry Steinbrenner sank in 1953. Come to find out, however, there were FOUR Henry Steinbrenners! I'm guessing this might be the one that lived into the 1970s before being scrapped. And maybe Tom Basore was an officer at the time, this being after the Shenango fleet was sold (in 1969). Doug Covey: We loaded bunkers there on the Robert S. Pierson in 1980. Coal was pretty bad then , rocky and hard to burn properly. Closed not long afterwards. Carl Hosang: Lime Island is now a state park . We were hosts there about 7 yrs. ago. Bill Shaver: Carl Hosang was it cleaned up Carl Hosang: Bill Shaver oil tanks still there. Docks were cleaned off. Lotsa coal was spread out on island, has caused a few fires. Guess it wasn't a great idea. Most buildings were intact. School house was nice. I think there were 5 cabins to rent. Tent sites at several places to use. We stayed in the main cabin. There was solar power for everything. We had everything a camp would have, frig, washer etc. cabins had a couple lites, & an outlet. Facing west had beautiful sunsets. Could watch the boats going by 24/7. Jim DeLong: Lime island is off main shipping lines, so I would not have guessed it was a good place for a refueling dock. Jim Luke: Jim DeLong The Lime Island coal dock was indeed on the shipping channel of the lower St. Mary's River. Phillip Wolbert: Pre-self unloader how was the dock supply refreshed - shoreside unloading equipment? Marine Historical Society of Detroit: Phillip Wolbert This 1916 photo shows that they had at least 2 crawler cranes with clam shells. The 1936 Greens Directory mentions one Wellman-Seaver-Morgan and one McMyler unloader with a 75 foot boom. Both used 2 ton clam shells. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=6144065985621509&set=pcb.6144068398954601 [see below] Steven Wojnaroski: I don’t think there were pre self unloader days. Fred Bultman: Steven Wojnaroski I agree, self unloaders have been around since the early 1900s. [Actually, there were pre self unloader days in terms of most ships having them, not just a few. I think that would be in the second half of the 20th Century. Many older freighters got converted and many docks removed their unloaders.] |
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| Marine Historical Society of Detroit posted Ad for the fuel dock from The Marine Review August 1916 edition. Hathi Trust. |
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