1891 City of Berlin 1925
Wooden Great Lakes bulk freighter
Built at West Bay City MI by James Davidson, Hull 40
Launched
315’ LOA, 298’ LBP, 41’ beam, 21’ depth
2 decks, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1250 IHP
Enrolled at Port Huron June 26, 1891 (#185)
298.0 x 41.0 x 21.0, 2051.11 GT, 1711.00 NT US 126717 to:
James Davidson, Bay City MI
Entered service 1891
Sold 1893 to Thompson Navigation Co., Detroit MI (home port to Detroit MI)
Chartered 1899 to Tonawanda Iron & Steel Co., Tonawanda NY
Chartered 1900 to Drake & Maytham, Buffalo NY
Sold 1900 to Henry Wineman Jr., Detroit MI
Sold 1915 to Green Steamship Co., Cleveland OH and renamed Charles A. Luck
Sold March 29, 1916 to Richland Steamship Co., Cleveland OH and renamed Richland Star
Sold 1924 to Benjamin Iron & Steel Co., Buffalo NY
Sold late 1924 to Riley Drydock Co., Buffalo NY, Hubert Riley, Mgr.
Renamed Oakwood 1925
Stranded June 8, 1925 on Miller’s Point, 12 miles east of Port Dover ON, Lake Erie. Released and towed to Buffalo, where she burned to a total loss on Aug 9 while being surveyed
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