Sinking of the Steinbrenner

[Guest]

It was still on the Sykes as of 2 years ago nicely cleaned and polished.

Still there today, and still polished

Where is it attached on the Sykes?

[Guest]

It was still on the Sykes as of 2 years ago nicely cleaned and polished.

Still there today, and still polished

[BigRiver]

I bought this press photo on eBay a few years ago.

[BigRiver]

It was still on the Sykes as of 2 years ago nicely cleaned and polished.

[Jon Paul]

The Lakes Carriers Association awarded plaques to the five ships that picked up survivors of the Steinbrenner disaster in 1953. The plaques were attached to the ships and remained there until the ships were scrapped. I have located four of the five plaques, three in museums and one still attached to the only ship that is still in service. I have been unable to locate the plaque from the Kerr and would greatly appreciate any information about its location. Thank you!

In April of 1977 when I fit out the Charles M White we were rafted on the outboard side of the Joe Thompson in Lorain. The morning I arrived in Lorain with my dad who had driven me down there we climbed the boarding ladder onto the Thompson and saw the bronze plaque mounted on the forward bulkhead on the spar deck. My father took a photo of the plaque but unfortunately I can't find the negative.

[Ray]

I don't know at what point things like that are removed from ships sold for scrap. But I suspect that answer as to where the plaque is might very well be the bottom of the Atlantic near the Azores.

[Guest]

The Lakes Carriers Association awarded plaques to the five ships that picked up survivors of the Steinbrenner disaster in 1953. The plaques were attached to the ships and remained there until the ships were scrapped. I have located four of the five plaques, three in museums and one still attached to the only ship that is still in service. I have been unable to locate the plaque from the Kerr and would greatly appreciate any information about its location. Thank you!