1897 Black Rock 1912 (1925)
Wooden Great Lakes bulk freighter
Built at Port Huron MI by Jenks Ship Building Co., Hull 11
Launched June 26, 1897
255’ LOA, 237’ LBP, 42’ beam, 19’9” depth
1 deck, coal-fired boiler, fore and aft compound engine, 550 IHP
Enrolled at Port Huron MI July 22, 1897 (#6)
237.0 x 43.0 x 16.5, 1646.73 GT, 1329.57 NT US 3721 to:
Jenks Ship Building Co., Port Huron MI
Entered service 1897
Sold 1900 to Alex R. Sinclair 1/40 et al., Duluth MN
Transferred 1900 to Indiana Steamship Co., Chicago IL
Deepened 1903 at Manitowoc WI by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co.
Remeasured to 23.0 depth and 1997 GT, 1536 NT
Chartered 1912 for off-Lakes service and left the Great Lakes. Great Lakes enrollment surrendered at Ogdensburg NY Oct 19, 1912.
Scrapped 1925
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