page_title: USS Theodore Roosevelt (ID-1478)
section_title: Later career
hierarchical_section_title: USS Theodore Roosevelt (ID-1478) / Later career
caption_attribution_description: English: Title: Chicago to St. Joe and Benton Harbor on Steamer Roosevelt -- daily excursions Subjects: Ships Places: Michigan &gt; Berrien (county) &gt; Benton Harbor Notes: Title from item. Extent: 1 print (postcard)&#160;: linen texture, color&#160;; 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. Accession #: 06_10_014620
context_page_description: The first USS Theodore Roosevelt (ID-1478) was a United States Navy troop transport in commission from 1918 to 1919.
context_section_description: Once again SS Theodore Roosevelt, she resumed her commercial career as a passenger ship on the Great Lakes, operating on Lake Erie. In 1926, she was sold to the Maritime Securities Company of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and underwent modifications. In 1927, she was sold to the Chicago Roosevelt Steamship Company of Duluth, Minnesota. As a result of either the 1926 or 1927 sale, she moved back to Lake Michigan. Later in her career she also operated in the Detroit, Michigan, area, and perhaps elsewhere in the Great Lakes. She was sold again to T.J. McGuire of Duluth,
  Theodore Roosevelt appears to have been laid up sometime around 1945. She was sold in 1946 to the Cleveland and Cedar Point Steamship Company of Duluth, then again in 1947 to the Cleveland and Buffalo Steamship Company of Cleveland. She finally was sold for scrapping in 1950 to the Cream City Lumber and Wrecking Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
caption: A color postcard depicting the Theodore Roosevelt in scheduled service on Lake Michigan
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