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Summary
The Roen Steamship Company was one of the Great Lakes operations John Roen built after moving from Charlevoix to Sturgeon Bay in 1931. The held obituary also connects the company to the two years of service of the recommissioned Captain John Roen.
Evidence and limits
The source does not provide incorporation papers, officers, a complete fleet, or a precise legal relationship to the Roen Transportation Company and shipyard. The 1931 date is the source’s business-move context, not a verified incorporation date.
Open questions
- What corporate records establish the company’s formation, officers, and successor?
- Which Roen tugs and freighters belonged to or were operated by the company?
See also
- John Roen (Great Lakes captain, 1887–1970)
- Fred W. Green (Roen freighter)
- George M. Humphrey (later Captain John Roen)
- Salvage and renaming of the George M. Humphrey (1944)
Sources
- Charlevoix Courier, December 9, 1970, “Death Claims Captain: Roen Steamship Empire Was Launched in Charlevoix.”Says John Roen built the Roen Steamship Company after moving his operation from Charlevoix to Sturgeon Bay in 1931, and that his company sailed the recommissioned Captain John Roen for two years.
- Beaver Beacon, December 1970, “Legend Passes.”Corroborates the company's creation after the 1931 move and its role in Roen's Great Lakes tug and salvage operations.