1893                                  Vega       1                                  1905

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Cleveland OH by Globe Iron Works, Hull 52
Launched March 30, 1893

320’ LOA, 301’ LBP, 38’6” beam, 25’ depth
2 decks, hold beams, coal-fired boilers, fore and aft compound engine, 675 IHP

Enrolled at Cleveland OH April 27, 1893 (#100)
301.2 x 38.5 x 21.1, 2143.57 GT, 1734.82 NT     US 161706       to:
Vega Steamship Co., Cleveland OH, David Wallace, Mgr. (home port Lorain OH)

Entered service 1893

Firm management to J. C. Gilchrist 1904

Stranded Nov 28, 1905 on Northwest Point, South Fox Island, Lake Michigan.  No lives lost.  Final enrollment surrendered Dec 5, 1905

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