SS D. G. Kerr (1903)

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The steamer D. G. Kerr in the Soo Locks. The steamer D.G. Kerr in the Soo Locks.jpg
The steamer D. G. Kerr in the Soo Locks.

SS 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

  1. ↑ "D. G. Kerr (Propeller), U157696, 19 May 1903". Historical Collections of the Great Lakes . Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  2. 1 2 3 "Kerr, D.G. 1". Great Lakes vessel history . Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  3. ↑ "KERR, D.G." Historical Collections of the Great Lakes . Retrieved 2020-01-03.
  4. ↑ "D. G. Kerr". Flickr . Retrieved 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.
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