Seneca

1889                                  Seneca     1                                  1917 (1924)

Steel Great Lakes package freighter

Built at Cleveland OH by Globe Iron Works, Hull 25
Launched June 8, 1889

306’8” LOA, 290’ LBP, 41’ beam, 25’6” depth
2 decks, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1500 IHP

Enrolled at Cleveland OH Aug 2, 1889 (Temp #3)
290.0 x 40.8 x 13.6, 2669.47 GT, 1939.26 NT     US 116277     to:
Lehigh Valley Transportation Co., Buffalo NY (home port Buffalo NY)
(One of five near sisters usually operated on the Buffalo NY – Chicago IL route)

Entered service 1889

Permanent enrollment at Buffalo NY Aug 9, 1889 (#12)

Sold 1917 to U. S. Shipping Board, Washington DC for off-Lakes service during World War I.  Cut in two at Buffalo NY by Buffalo Dry Dock Co., towed to Montreal QC and rejoined

Later Seneca (Br.) 1921, Seneca (U.S.) 1922 and Barbara 1923

Scrapped 1924 at Genoa, Italy

 

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