Nahant

1873                                           Nahant                                       1897

Wooden Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Detroit MI by George W. Jones
Launched April 24, 1873

1 deck, coal-fired boilers, high pressure engine,

Enrolled at Detroit MI June 7, 1873 (#185)
213.3 x 35.0 x 16.2, 909.93 tons (851.28 net tons 1882)     US 18766     to:
Philo E. Wright et al., Detroit MI (home port Detroit MI)
Philo E. Wright 2/5, G. W. Jones [builder] 1/5, A. C. Burt 1/5, W. C. Ralph 1/5)

Sold 1880 to John B. Merrill et al., Milwaukee WI (home port to Milwaukee WI)
(John B. Merrill 2/10, E. S. Stone 7/10, John Fitzgerad 1/10)

Sold 1990 to Thomas Jones et al., Cleveland OH (home port to Cleveland OH)
(Thomas Jones [Master] 1/8, James C. Wallace 2/8, A. T. Kinney 3/8, W. M. Powell 2/8)

Sold 1893 to C. E. Benham et al., Cleveland OH

Caught fire Nov 29, 1897 at Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Dock #4 ore dock, Escanaba MI and both vessel and dock burned.  Enrollment surrendered Dec 31, 1897.

 

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