1895                                  Katahdin                                  1898 (1917)

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at West Bay City MI by F. W. Wheeler & Co., Hull 111
Launched Oct 8, 1895

254’ LOA, 239’ LBP, 38’ beam, 17’ depth
1 deck, coal-fired boiler, triple expansion engine, 1250 IHP

Enrolled at Port Huron MI Oct 15, 1895 (#25)
239.1 x 38.0 x 14.0, 1380.79 GT, 1103.27 NT     US 161078     to:
H. W. McCormick, Bay City MI

Entered service 1895

Transferred 1897 to McCormick & Chesbrough Transportation Co.

Chartered 1898 to Atlantic Coast Steamship Co., Boston MA for off-Lakes service and left the Great Lakes.  Great Lakes enrollment surrendered at Ogdensburg NY Oct 18, 1898.

Sold Dec 1901 to Export Lumber Co., New York NY and remained in coastal service

Sunk Oct 23, 1917 in collision with Japanese steamer Tokuyama Maru off Chester PA, Delaware Bay, Atlantic Ocean.  1 life lost.

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