page_title: SS J. Pierpont Morgan
hierarchical_section_title: SS J. Pierpont Morgan
caption_attribution_description: English: Postcard view of the J. Pierpont Morgan circa 1910
context_page_description: The J. Pierpont Morgan, named after legendary banking titan J. P. Morgan, was a 601-foot long American steel hulled propeller driven Great Lakes freighter that was a product of the Chicago Shipbuilding Company of Chicago, Illinois. The Morgan hauled bulk cargoes such as iron ore, coal, grain and occasionally limestone across the Great Lakes of Canada and North America. She served her whole career without any major incidents. She was the first of three identical sister ships, these were the Henry H. Rogers and the Norman B. Ream.
context_section_description: The J. Pierpont Morgan, named after legendary banking titan J. P. Morgan, was a 601-foot (183 m) long American steel hulled propeller driven Great Lakes freighter that was a product of the Chicago Shipbuilding Company of Chicago, Illinois. The Morgan hauled bulk cargoes such as iron ore, coal, grain and occasionally limestone across the Great Lakes of Canada and North America. She served her whole career without any major incidents. She was the first of three identical sister ships, these were the Henry H. Rogers and the Norman B. Ream.
caption: Early postcard of the J. Pierpont Morgan
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