Crete (wooden)

1897                                 Crete                                 1931

Wooden Great Lakes bulk freight schooner barge

Built at West Bay City MI by James Davidson, Hull 80
Launched May 15, 1897

300’ LOA, 288’ LBP, 44’ beam, 19’ depth
1 deck, hold beams

Enrolled at Port Huron MI May 12, 1897 (#103)
288.6 x 44.6 x 19.1, 2040.76 GT, 1920.56 NT     US 107180     to:
James Davidson, West Bay City MI

Entered service 1897

Transferred 1899 to Davidson Steamship Co., Duluth MN, G. A. Tomlinson, Mgr. (home port to Duluth MN)

Sold 1902 to W. C. Richardson 1/3 et al., Cleveland OH (home port to Cleveland OH) (Thomas Jones and L. S. Sullivan 1/3 each)

Remeasured 1907 to 2083 GT, 1910 NT

Sold 1914 to

Sold 1917 to Central Steamship Co., Fort William ON and Duluth MN, J. W. Wolvin, Mgr. (home port to Duluth MN)

Sold 1921 to Hammermill Paper Co., Erie PA

Sold 1927 to Gravel Products Corporation., Buffalo NY

Scrapped 1931

 

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