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

Ship owner: L.D. Brown; L.W. Brown; Marine Transit Co.; Spence Bros.; W.S. Roberts

Ship builder: D. Lester, Marine City, Michigan

Engine builder: Port Huron Ship Building Co., Port Huron, Michigan. (Phoenix Iron Works)

Year ship built: 1889

Year engine built: 1889

Final disposition: Burned at St. Clair river, opposite St. Clair, Michigan, November 9, 1923, and abandoned at Sarnia.

Remarks:

Owners:

1) W.S. Roberts, Marine City, Michigan

2) Marine Transit Co.

3) Spence Bros., Marine City, Michigan

4) L.W. Brown, Buffalo, New York

5) L.D. Brown, Cleveland, Ohio (Last owner)

Registry number: US. 106627

Hull number: None

Vessel type: Steam barge

Height: 13.9 ft.

Width: 33.3 ft.

Length: 180 ft.

Stroke length: 40 in.

Gross tonnage: 834

Net tonnage: 653

Materials: Wood

Engine type: Steeple compound

Piston 1: 22 in.

Piston 2: 44 in.

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