1873 Oscar Townsend 1891
Wooden Great Lakes bulk freighter
Built at Port Huron MI
Launched July 24, 1873
210’ LOA, 200’ keel, 33’10” beam, 15’ depth
1 deck, coal-fired boilers, engine,
Enrolled at Port Huron MI Aug 12, 1873 (Temp #15)
192.0 x 34.0 x 14.4, 817.85 tons US 19385 to:
Edward Kelly, Cleveland OH (home port Cleveland OH)
Entered service Aug 1873
Permanent enrollment at Cleveland OH Aug 23, 1873 (#18) to Lake Superior Transportation Co.
Deck added 1878
Remeasured to 1037.91 tons (835.50 NT 1882)
Sold 1880 to Robert R. Rhodes et al., Cleveland OH
(Robert R. Rhodes 1/3, H. M. Hanna 1/3, M. A. Hanna 1/6, George W. Chapin 1/6)
Repowered 1882 at Cleveland OH by Cuyahoga Iron Works
Sold 1888 to E. D. Chilson et al., Tecumseh MI
Home port to Monroe MI 1891
Burned 1891 Lake Huron. Enrollment surrendered June 23, 1894.
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