1884                                     Wm. J. Averell                                      1930

Wooden Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Detroit MI by Detroit Dry Dock Co., Hull 68
Launched March 29, 1884

262’ LOA, 241’ LBP, 36’ beam, 24’ depth
2 decks, coal-fired boilers, fore and aft compound engine, 725 IHP

Enrolled at Detroit MI May 15, 1884 (#72)
241.7 x 36.7 x 14.5, 1603.14 GT, 1425.43 NT     US 81027     to:
Detroit Dry Dock Co., Detroit MI (home port Detroit MI)

Entered service 1884

Transferred 1885 to Merchants Navigation Co. 

Sold 1886 to Ogdensburg Transit Co., Ogdensburg NY, G. T. Childs, Mgr.

Transferred 1900 to Rutland Transit Co.,

Sold March 1, 1916 to Roy M. Wolvin

Sold March 12, 1916 to Lake & River Transportation Co., Montreal QC (home port to Montreal QC) and renamed Oatland.
Enrolled Canadian at 250.0 x 36.8 x 14.3, 1854 GT, 1063 NT     Can 138017  

Sold 1917 to Montreal Transportation Co., Montreal QC

Fleet merged 1921 into Canada Steamship Lines, Montreal QC

Laid up at Kingston ON at the end of the 1925 season and did not operate again

Scrapped 1930 at Port Dalhousie ON

See history in Scanner Dec 1972 (#26)

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