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Ship owner: O. W. Blodgett

Ship builder: F. W. Wheeler & Co., West Bay City, Michigan

Engine builder: Samuel F. Hodge & Co.

Year ship built: 1890

Year engine built: 1890

Final disposition: Burned at Lake Superior near Portage Lake on October 9, 1831

Remarks:

Owner:

O. W. Blodgett, Bay City, Michigan

Registry number: US. 126653

Hull number: 75

Vessel type: Steam barge

Height: 13.6 ft.

Width: 37 ft.

Length: 201 ft.

Stroke length: 40 in.

Gross tonnage: 804

Net tonnage: 624

Materials: Wood

Engine type: Fore and Aft

Piston 1: 24 in.

Piston 2: 48 in.

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