1889                                     Cherokee                                   1924

Wooden Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Marine City MI by Martin P. Lester
Launched

220’ LOA, 208’ LBP, 35’9” beam, 22’ depth
2 decks, coal-fired boiler, fore and aft compound engine engine, 750 IHP

Enrolled at Port Huron MI Oct 4, 1889 (#42)
208.7 x 35.7 x 14.5, 1002.85 GT, 749 NT     US126590     to:
M. P. Lester, Marine City MI

Entered service 1889

Remeasured 1891 to 22.1 depth and 1304.62 GT, 1019.38

Sold 1894 to Curtis & Brainard, Toledo OH

Sold 1911 to Shannon & Garey, Saginaw MI, J. C. Garey, Mgr.

Sold 1918 to Beaver Steamship Co., Montreal QC (home port to Montreal QC)
U. S. enrollment surrendered June 16, 1919
Enrolled Canadian at 208.0 x 35.9 x 14.0, 1057 GT, 637 NT     Can 141378   

Sold 1919 to Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal QC

Renamed Maplegrove 1920

Damaged severely July 11, 1920 when she struck a lock gate in the Welland Canal and beached.  Abandoned to the underwriters as a constructive total loss.

Sold 1921 to Capt. John F. Sowards, Kingston ON and renamed Jed.

Sold 1923 to Woodward & Co., Winnipeg MN.  Probably did not operate again.

Abandoned 1924

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