1872 Java 1878
Iron twin-screw Great Lakes passenger and package freight vessel
Built at Buffalo NY by King Iron Works (Gibson & Craig, subcontractor)
Launched May 18, 1872
246’ LOA, 231’ LBP, 35’6” beam, 24’6” depth
2 decks, 6 hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, 2 steeple compound engines
Enrolled at Buffalo NY June 5, 1872 (#180)
231.7 x 35.7 x 13.35, 1525.22 tons US 75388 to:
Charles Ensign, Buffalo NY (home port Buffalo NY) (Operated as Holt & Ensign Commercial Line)
Entered service June 1872
Foundered Aug 1878 off Point Au Sable, Lake Michigan. Enrollment surrendered June 30, 1879.
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Looking for photos of the Great Lakes vessels Java, Cuba, Scotia and Russia.I along with shipwreck enthusiasts Ken Merryman and Jerry Eliason are doing research on these four vessels and would appreciate any photos of same.