1870 James Fisk Jr. 1906
Wooden Great Lakes package freighter
Built at Buffalo NY by Mason & Bidwell
Launched July 16, 1870
222’6” LOA, 216’ LBP, 32’ beam, 20’ depth
2 decks, coal-fired boiler, steeple compound engine, 800 IHP
Enrolled at Buffalo NY Aug 6, 1870 (#26)
216.3 x 32.6 x 12.0, 1095.95 tons (946.23 NT 1882) US 75387 to:
Union Steamboat Co., Buffalo NY (home port Buffalo NY)
Sold late 1886 to Ward’s Detroit & Lake Superior Line, Detroit MI (home port to Detroit MI)
Remeasured to 12.6 depth
Transferred 1891 to Crescent Transportation Co.
Sold 1896 to Union Transit Co., Buffalo NY
Sold 1901 to Alvin Peter, Toledo OH (home port to Toledo OH)
Rebuilt to bulk freighter, to 1 deck, at Wyandotte MI by Detroit Shipbuilding Co.
Remeasured to 12.3 depth and 914 GT, 737 NT
Caught fire Nov 14, 1906 in the lower St. Clair River and run up on the American shore at the Southeast Bend. Enrollment surrendered Feb 19, 1907.
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