St. Mary’s Challenger

In mid-1905, Shenango Furnace Co. of Pittsburgh, PA, contracted Great Lakes Engineering Works of Ecorse, MI, to construct the company's first ship. The keel for Hull #17 was laid down on October 16, 1905, and was christened William P. Snyder and launched into the waters of the Detroit River on February 17, 1906. The new bulk carrier was similar to most at the time, except for her luxurious guest quarters, something that the ships of the Shenango Fleet would become famous for. She was 552' long, 56' wide, and 31' deep, and had a cargo capacity of 10,900 tons. She was originally powered by a pair of coal-fired scotch boilers and a shipyard-built 1665 IHP Triple-Expansion Steam Engine. William P. Snyder sailed on her maiden voyage on April 26, 1906.
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