The steam screw JAMES H. REED, with U.S. Official Number 77589 and a gross tonnage of 5598 tons, was a bulk propeller ship made of steel. She was built on May 28, 1903, at Wyandotte, Michigan, with dimensions of 448 feet in length, 52.2 feet in width, and 29 feet in depth. Her home port was Duluth.
Tragically, on April 27, 1944, the JAMES H. REED collided with the Canadian steamer ASHCROFT, leading to her sinking. The collision occurred approximately 20 miles north of Conneaut, Ohio, in Lake Erie. Regrettably, the accident resulted in the loss of 12 lives.
This information is documented in the Merchant Vessel List, U.S.A. 1945, and the Detroit/Wyandotte Shipbuilding Master List from the Institute for Great Lakes research in Perrysburg, Ohio.
