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Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection
Original name: J. B. Kitchen

Ship owner: F. W. Gilchrist; Geo. Plunkett; Jackson Iron Co.; Jas. Richardson & Sons

Ship builder: Quayle and Murphy, Cleveland, Ohio

Engine builder: None

Year ship built: 1873

Final disposition: Sunk, 1917, off the East Coast.

Notes:

Sold Canadian in 1907 ((C 116814). In service on the East Coast, 1914-1917.

Remarks:

Owners:

1) Jackson Iron Co., Cleveland, Ohio

2) F. W. Gilchrist, Alpena, Michigan

3) Jas. Richardson & Sons, Kingston, Ontario (1913) (C. 116814)

4) Geo. Plunkett, Cobourg

Registry number: US. 75511

Hull number: None

Vessel type: Schooner

Height: 9.5

Width: 26.8

Length: 132.8

Gross tonnage: 287

Net tonnage: 273

Materials: Wood

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