1881                                   Clyde                                   1928

Wooden Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at West Bay City MI by F. N. Jones
Launched Sept 6, 1881

256’ LBP, 36’ beam, 19’3” depth
2 decks, coal-fired boilers, fore and aft compound engine, 600 IHP

Enrolled at Port Huron MI Sept 10, 1881 (Temp #38)
256.0 x 36.6 x 19.3, 1306.76 tons (1158.66 NT 1882)     US 125946     to:
L. M. Graves,

Entered service 1881

Permanent enrollment at Buffalo NY Oct 20, 1881 (#32)

Sold 1882 to Lehigh Valley Transportation Co., Buffalo NY

Sold 1900 to Tonawanda Iron & Steel Co., North Tonawanda NY

Sold 1914 to Franklin E. Hall, Montreal QC (home port to Montreal QC) and renamed Stanstead..  U. S. Enrollment surrendered April 30, 1914
Enrolled Canadian at 252.5 x 36.4 x 19.5, 1549 GT, 970 NT     Can 134347 

Sold 1916 to Steamer Colin W. Ltd., Montreal QC, a subsidiary of Canadian Import Co., Webster Steamship Co., Mgr. and renamed Colin W. 

Sold 1923 to St. Lawrence Independent Oil Co., Montreal QC

Retired 1928 and dismantled at Windsor ON.

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