1888                                         Mecosta                               1922

Wooden Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at West Bay City MI by F. W. Wheeler & Co., Hull 34
Launched March 11, 1888

298’ LOA, 281’ LBP, 40’ beam, 20’ depth
2 decks, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 750 IHP

Enrolled at Detroit MI April 20, 1888 (#75)
281.7 x 40.6 x 20.0, 1776.27 GT, 1418.32 NT     US 91983     to:
David Whitney Jr., Detroit MI (home port Detroit MI)

Entered service 1888

Transferred 1891 to Whitney Transportation Co., Hamtramck MI

Sold 1901 to Gilchrist Transportation Co., Cleveland OH (home port to Vermillion OH)

Home port to Fairport OH 1903

Sold Feb 24, 1916 to General Transit Co., Cleveland OH

Retired from service at the end of the 1921 season.  Machinery removed in Cleveland OH 1922 and vessel scuttled in Lake Erie on Oct 29, 1922.

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