1888                                      Volunteer                                        1914

Wooden Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Trenton MI by John Craig & Son, Hull 35
Launched

284’ LOA, 270’ LBP, 41’6” beam, 22’ depth
2 decks, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1100 IHP

Enrolled at Detroit MI Aug 16, 1888 (#13)
270.8 x 41.6 x 20.4, 1944.76 GT, 1506.28 NT     US 161592     to:
Alger Smith & Co., Detroit MI (home port Detroit MI)

Entered service 1888

Sold 1898 to Volunteer Transit Co., Cleveland OH, Thomas Wilson, Mgr. (home port to Fairport OH)

Sold 1901 to Inland Star Transit Co., Cleveland OH, J. C. Gilchrist, Mgr.

Transferred 1903 to Gilchrist Transportation Co.  

Reduced to 1 deck
Remeasured at 270.8 x 41.1 x 22.9, 2316 GT, 1683 NT

Sold 1913 to Chester A. Massey and Victor M. Jarrett, Superior WI

Did not operate for these owners

Dismantled 1914 at Milwaukee WI.  Hull taken to South Point and burned.  Enrollment surrendered Feb 28, 1914.

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