SS Henry A. Hawgood  The Henry A. Hawgood was an American steel hulled propeller driven lake freighter that was built by the American Ship Building Company of Cleveland, Ohio for service on the Great Lakes of North America and Canada. She was used to haul bulk cargoes such as iron ore, coal and grain. The "Hawgood" was launched on September 8, 1906 as hull #435. She had a length of 552-feet, a beam of 56-feet and a depth of 31-feet. She was powered by a 1,760 horsepower triple expansion steam engine and fueled by two coal-fired Scotch marine boilers. She was commissioned by the Minerva Steamship Company (managed by A.H. Hawgood) of Cleveland, Ohio. She entered service on October 13, 1906 clearing Cleveland, Ohio for Lake Superior. Her homeport was Fairport, Ohio. In 1911 the "Hawgood" was transferred to the Commonwealth Steamship Company of Cleveland, Ohio. Her career with the Commonwealth Steamship Company didn't last long, later that year she was sold to the Hubbard Steamship Company (managed by W.C. Richardson) of Cleveland, Ohio. In 1912 the "Hawgood" was renamed "C. Russel Hubbard". The "Hubbard" stranded on Weis Beach, Lake Huron in the Great Lakes Storm of 1913. In 1920 the fleet owned by W.C. Richardson merged by the Columbia Steamship Company (managed by John T. Kelley) of Cleveland, Ohio. In 1931 fleet was reincorporated as the Columbia Transportation Company in Delaware. The "Hawgood" was renamed "W.W. Holloway" in 1937. On July 25, the 1945 the "Holloway" collided with the steamer "Goderich" on Lake Superior; both the "Goderich" and the "Holloway" sustained significant damage. In 1957 the "Holloway" was converted to a self-unloader by the Christy Corporation of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. In 1963 the "Holloway" was repowered with a brand new diesel engine by the American Ship Building Company of Lorain, Ohio. On April 15, 1963 the "Holloway" suffered a fire while in drydock at American Ship Building Company of Lorain, Ohio. The cost to repair the caused by the fire was about $15,000. On July 10, 1974 the "Holloway" ran aground in the Fighting Island Channel in the Detroit River.