SS D. G. Kerr (1903)

SS D. G. Kerr was a lake freighter, launched in 1903, for the Provident Steamship Company.^[1][2] She was renamed Harry R. Jones, in 1916, when a larger vessel was given the name D.G. Kerr.^[3]

The steamer D. G. Kerr in the Soo Locks.

She was sold for scrap in 1960.^[2] She was lost at sea, on her way to Scottish ship breakers, when her tow parted.^[2]

Namesake

The vessel was named in honor of David Garret Kerr, a Vice President of U.S. Steel.^[4]