1889                                    John M. Nicol                                      1906

Wooden Great Lakes package freighter

Built at West Bay City MI by F. W. Wheeler & Co., Hull 46
Launched Jan 2, 1889

280’ LOA, 263’ LBP, 41’ beam, 26’ depth
1 deck, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 900 IHP

Enrolled at Detroit MI April 15, 1889 (#62)
263.0 x 41.6 x 15.7, 2126.03 GT, 1649.82 NT     US 76786     to:
Ward’s Detroit and Lake Superior Line, Detroit MI (home port Detroit MI)

Entered service 1889

Transferred 1892 to Crescent Transportation Co.  

Sold 1896 to Union Transit Co., Buffalo NY (home port to Buffalo NY)

Sold 1904 to Nicol Transit Co., John J. Boland, Mgr.

Stranded Dec 13, 1906 on Big Summer Island, Lake Michigan.  No lives lost.  Enrollment surrendered June 30, 1907.

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