1882 Fred Mercur 1925
Wooden Great Lakes package freighter
Built at Buffalo NY by Union Dry Dock Co., Hull 32
Launched
241’ LOA, 232’ LBP, 35’6” beam, 20’ depth
2 decks, coal-fired boilers, fore and aft compound engine, 550 IHP
Enrolled at Buffalo NY Oct 19, 1882 (#22)
232.0 x 35.5 x 18.2, 1224.37 GT, 966.24 NT US 120513 to:
Lehigh Valley Transportation Co., Buffalo NY (home port Buffalo NY)
Entered service 1882
Sold 1899 to Frank B. Baird and Henry J. Pierce, ½ each, Buffalo NY
Sold 1900 to Iroquois Iron Co., Chicago IL
Sold 1904 to Tonawanda Iron & Steel Co., North Tonawanda NY
Sold 1907 to George Hall Coal Co., Ogdensburg NY (home port to Ogdensburg NY)
Transferred 1919 to George Hall Coal Co. of Canada, Montreal QC (home port to Montreal QC)
U. S. enrollment surrendered May 30, 1919
Enrolled Canadian at 237.4 x 35.6 x 17.4, 1293 GT, 781 NT Can 141374
Sold 1921 to William E. Lawlor, Hawkesbury ON, George Hall Coal Co. of Canada, Mgr. (George Hall Coal & Shipping Corporation 1922)
Burned July 3, 1925 off Stanley Island near Cornwall ON, St. Lawrence River. Enroute from Ashtabula OH to Montreal QC with cargo of coal.
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