1886 Mable Wilson 1906
Wooden Great Lakes schooner
Built at West Bay City by F. W. Wheeler & Co., Hull 29
Launched Sept 16, 1886
249’9” LOA, 243’ LBP, 39’ beam, 17’9” depth
1 deck
Enrolled at Port Huron MI Sept 7, 1886 (#27)
242.9 x 39.2 x 16.2, 1224.58 GT, 1185.15 NT US 91872 to:
William Forbes, Port Huron MI
Entered service 1886
Sold 1889 to Cameron D. Waterman, Grosse Isle MI (home port to Grosse Isle MI)
Foundered May 28, 1906 off Cleveland OH. One life lost. Arrived off Cleveland towed by str. C. W. Elphicke from Escanaba MI with cargo of iron ore. Her tow line was transferred to tug T. C. Lutz for the tow into the harbor but a large wave swamped the vessel and she sank. Enrollment surrendered June 12, 1906.
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