1890                                  R. E. Schuck                                  1913

Wooden Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Cleveland OH by Thomas Quayle’s Sons
Launched June 7, 1890

280’ LOA, 265’ LBP, 41’ beam, 21’ depth
2 decks, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 800 IHP

Enrolled at Cleveland OH June 13, 1890 (Temp #124)
265.7 x 41.5 x 19.1, 1867.97 GT, 1523.67 NT     US 110860     to:
J. C. Gilchrist 4/16 et al., Cleveland OH (home port to Vermillion OH)

Entered service 1890

Permanent enrollment at Sandusky OH April 25, 1891 (#19)

Transferred 1897 to Gilchrist Transportation Co.

Rebuilt 1901 at Cleveland OH to 1 deck
Remeasured to 22.3 depth and 2122 GT, 1534 NT

Home port to Fairport OH 1903

Renamed C. C. Hand 1904

Sold 1913 to Howard Hackett, Detroit MI

Burned Oct 6, 1913 off Big Summer Bay, Green Bay, Lake Michigan.  Enroute from Cleveland OH to Chicago IL with cargo of coal.  Grounded and found to be on fire.  No lives lost.

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