MORLEY & HILL

Marine City MI

Most recent update: May 8, 2016.
William B. Morley and John J. Hill started this yard in 1869.  If anyone can tell me more, or add to the table below, please send your info to timcolton@aol.com
Hull # O.N. Original Name Original Owner Type GT Feet Built Disposition
    C. N. Johnson            
  6767 D. W. Powers   Cargo Ship 303   1871 George W. Johnson 1893, Emerald 1898, abandoned 1910
  67128 Northerner J. M. Nicol Barge 1,214   1871 Cargo ship 1880, burnt and sank 1892 in L'Anse MI
  110043 Robert Holland   Cargo Ship 340   1872 Northern Queen (Canada) 1878, Robert Holland 1882, burnt 1915 in Sturgeon Bay
    Garvis Lord            
  90524 Minneapolis   Cargo Ship 1,072   1873 Foundered 1894 in Straits of Mackinaw
    Abercorn            
  130033 N. K. Fairbank   Cargo Ship 980   1874 Eliza H. Strong 1899, burnt and sank 1904 off Lexington Harbor
  125408 City of New Baltimore   Cargo Ship 80   1875 Abandoned 1916
  91129 Morley J. J. Morley Cargo Ship 869   1879 Grand Traverse 1887, in collision and sank 1896 near Colchester Light
  105937 A. L. Hopkins J. J. Morley Cargo Ship 756   1880 Foundered 1911 off Ontonagon MI
    J. Macy            
  76307 J. M. Osborne   Cargo Ship 646   1882 In collision and sank 1884 off Whitefish Point
  91493 Mary C. & E. McElroy Cargo Ship 117   1882 Burnt 1908 in Chelsea MA
  130333 New Orleans   Cargo Ship 1,457   1885 In collision and sank 1906 in Thunder Bay
  140882 Louisiana W. B. Morley Cargo Ship 1,753   1887 Wrecked and burnt 1913 Washington I
  81191 William B. Morley Morley & Hill Cargo Ship 1,846   1888 Caledonia 1889, Gale Staples (Canada ON 134518) 1916, wrecked 1918 near Au Sable Point Light
  100450 Italia W. C. Morley Cargo Ship 2,036   1889 Barge 1915, scuttled 1920 in Lake Erie
  77002 John J. Hill C. T. Morley Cargo Ship 974   1892 Burnt and sank 1903 off Frying Pan Shoal
  81391 W. B. Morley Morley & Hill Cargo Ship 1,748   1892 Scrapped 1923
  115784 Silvanus J. Macy Peninsular Tptn Cargo Ship 752   1881 Foundered 1902 off Port Burwell
  116331 St. Lawrence C. T. Morley Cargo Ship 1,437   1890 Wrecked 1898 off Point Betsie