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SS Thomas F. Cole

The SS Thomas F. Cole was a 605.6 ft (184.6 m) long Great Lakes freighter built in 1907 for the Pittsburgh Steamship Company by the Great Lakes Engineering Works of Ecorse, Michigan. The boat was named after mining mogul Thomas F. Cole. She was launched as hull #27 on January 26, 1907. She was powered by a 2,000 horsepower triple expansion steam engine which was attached to a single fixed pitch propeller. She was powered by two coal-fired scotch marine boilers. She had a top speed of ten knots. She entered service on May 26, 1907. She arrived for her first load of iron ore on May 29, 1907.

Transfer to U.S. Steel
In 1952 the Cole was transferred to U.S. Steel of Cleveland, Ohio. In April 1957 the Cole had a new tank top installed. On November 24, 1964 the Cole had a collision with the British vessel MV Inverewe in foggy conditions off the south end of Pipe Island, on the lower St. Marys River. The Cole suffered severe damage to her bow. She later arrived at the American Shipbuilding Company of Lorain, Ohio for repairs. ==Scrapping==
Scrapping
In 1974 the Cole was laid up in Duluth, Minnesota never to sail again. In 1980 the Cole was sold to the Western Metals Corp. of Thunder Bay for scrap. She arrived in Thunder Bay on July 31, 1980 towed by the tugs Daryl C. Hannah and Malcolm ==References==
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