1873 Selah Chamberlain 1886
Wooden Great Lakes bulk freighter
Built at Cleveland OH by Ira Lafrinier
Launched
1 deck, coal-fired boilers, high pressure engine,
Enrolled at Cleveland OH May 1, 1873 (#89)
212.0 x 34.0 x 14.8, 894.69 tons US 115147 to:
Alva Bradley et al., Cleveland OH (home port Cleveland OH)
(A. Bradley 16/30, Selah Chamberlain 4/30)
Rebuilt 1874 to 2 decks
Remeasured to 1207.01 tons (963.98 NT 1883)
Transferred 1883 to Bradley Transportation Co.
Sunk Oct 13, 1886 in collision with str. John Pridgeon Jr. in heavy fog off Sheboygan WI, Lake Michigan. Towing schooner Fayette Brown. 5 lives lost.
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