1882                                              Hecla                              1919 (1930)

Wooden Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Buffalo NY by Union Dry Dock Co., Hull 27
Launched April 4, 1882
Last wooden vessel built by Union Dry Dock Co.

240’ LOA, 224’ LBP, 34’ beam, 19’ depth
2 decks, coal-fired boilers, fore and aft compound engine, 757 IHP

Enrolled at Buffalo NY April 29, 1882 (#83)
224.0 x 34.3 x 17.6, 1110.26 tons (909.63 NT 1882)     US 95684     to:
James Ash 3/16 + 3/16 as trustee for M. M. Drake et al., Buffalo NY (home port Buffalo NY)

Entered service 1882

Sold 1888 to George Hall, Ogdensburg NY (home port to Ogdensburg NY)

Transferred 1892 to George Hall Co. 

Fleet renamed George Hall Coal Co. 1893

Fleet renamed George Hall Coal & Transportation Co. 1917

Sold 1919 for off-Lakes service (home port to Montreal QC) and renamed Captain Dan.
Enrolled Canadian at 230.6 x 35.3 x 17.3, 1167 GT, 711 GT     Can 141373  
(Enrolled to La Companie d’Enterprises Publiques)

Scrapped 1930

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