Shiphotos.com - Ship Photography Archive

Home Search: Images Ships Fleets Builders Transit Reports About Contact Us

Ship Details:

Created: 2018-12-14 7:25:26 PM
Last Edited: 2025-04-09 9:01:20 PM

Lac des Isles	Lyman C. Smith	Lyman C. Smith (1964/08/27)	Lyman C. Smith (1964/08/27)
Martha Hindman (1978)	Martha Hindman (1978)	Martha Hindman (1978/08/11)	Martha Hindman (1978/09/11)
Lac Des Iles (1980)	Lac des Isles (1980/04)

IMO:

5215181

Details/Construction
Builder:	Detroit Shipbuilding Company	Location:	Wyandotte, Michigan, United States	Hull #:	159
Keel Layed:		Launched:	1905/05/27	Commissioned:	1905/06

Propulsion
As built	Type:	1 triple expansion steam engine (23.5", 35.5" & 63" x 42")	Output:	1800 ihp (1343 kW) - 11.0 knots
	Manufacturer:	Detroit Shipbuilding Company - Detroit, Michigan, USA

Dimensions
As built	Length (oa):	166.1 m (545.0 ft)	Gross Tonnage:	6200
	Length (lbp):	160.0 m (525.0 ft)	Net Tonnage:	4916
	Beam:	16.8 m (55.0 ft)	Dead Weight:
	Depth:	9.4 m (31.0 ft)	Displacement:
	Draft:
Year: 1951	Length (oa):	166.1 m (545.0 ft)	Gross Tonnage:	6616
	Length (lbp):	162.0 m (531.5 ft)	Net Tonnage:	5343
	Beam:	16.8 m (55.2 ft)	Dead Weight:
	Depth:	8.2 m (27.0 ft)	Displacement:
	Draft:
	Change Description:	Rebuilt, changing the hatch centers to 24 feet.
Year: 1966	Length (oa):	166.12 m (545.0 ft)	Gross Tonnage:	7269
	Length (lbp):	162.41 m (532.8 ft)	Net Tonnage:	4604
	Beam:	16.82 m (55.2 ft)	Dead Weight:	11583
	Depth:	9.45 m (31.0 ft)	Displacement:
	Draft:	6.516 m (21.4 ft)
	Change Description:	Remeasured for Canadian registration.

Owner History

Fleet History

Owner	Manager	From	Until
L. C. Smith Transit Company - Cleveland, Ohio		1905/06/09	1911
Great Lakes Steamship Company - Cleveland, Ohio		1911	1957
Wilson Transit Company - Cleveland, Ohio		1957	1966/01
Hindman Transportation Company Ltd. - Owen Sound, Ontario		1966/01	1978
Quebec & Ontario Transportation Company - Thorold, Ontario		1978	1981
Marine Salvage Ltd. - Port Colborne, Ontario		1981	1981

Fleet	From	Until
Great Lakes Steamship Company - Cleveland, Ohio	1911	1957
Wilson Transit Company - Cleveland, Ohio	1957	1966/01
Hindman Transportation Company Ltd. - Owen Sound, Ontario	1966/01	1978
Quebec & Ontario Transportation Company - Thorold, Ontario	1978	1980/12

Name History

Registration History

Name	Until
Lyman C. Smith	1966
Martha Hindman	1979
Lac des Iles	1981/04/07

Number	Port	Call Sign	MMSI	From	Until
US 202056	Oswego, New York, United States	WA7448		1905/06/09	1951
US 202056	Wilmington, Delaware, United States	WA7448		1951	1966
Can 310470	Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada	VGSK		1966	1981/04/07

Description

On October 6, 1980 the Lac des Iles grounded just below Grassy Island, Detroit River; caused by a faulty steering mechanism. She freed herself a few hours later and completed the season. An inspection at the end of the season, at the Port Weller Dry Dock, revealed damages too extensive to justify repairs.

The wheelhouse, engine, stack and cabins were stripped, and the hull was converted for grain storage use in Toronto in the spring of 1981.

Disposition
Description/Location
Arrival at Yard		Beached:	Work Began:
Lost	Sank in the Atlantic Ocean 62 nautical miles East South East of Cape Charles, Virginia while enroute to Tampico, Mexico.		Date:	1981/06/01

Ship Details:

Comments