1889 Fedora 1901
Wooden Great Lakes bulk freighter
Built at West Bay City MI by F. W. Wheeler & Co., Hull 48
Launched April 17, 1889
292’3” LOA, 281’ LBP, 41’ beam, 21’6” depth
2 decks, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 900 IHP
Enrolled at Port Huron MI May 6, 1889 (Temp #179)
282.2 x 41.5 x 20.1, 1848.81 GT, 1476.93 NT US 120746 to:
James McBrier, Erie PA (home port Erie PA)
Entered service 1889
Permanent enrollment at Erie PA May 17, 1889 (#6)
Sold 1900 to Cowle Transit Co., Cleveland OH, W. W. Brown, Mgr. (home port to Fairport OH)
Burned Sept 20, 1901 Red Cliff WI, 3 miles north of Bayfield. No lives lost. Caught fire enroute light from Duluth MN to Ashland WI. Enrollment surrendered March 31, 1902.
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