in 1919 the "mather" was transferred to the cleveland-cliffs iron company of cleveland, ohio. she served for six years under her original name. in 1925 cleveland-cliffs acquired a new freighter (also named "william g. mather") because of this, the "mather" was renamed "j.h. sheadle". in 1932 the "sheadle" was re-registered to wilmington, delaware. she operated for thirty years under the name "j.h. sheadle". in 1955 she was renamed "h.l. gobeille". she did not sail throughout the 1962 and the 1963 seasons.