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Other name(s): W. P. Rend

Ship owner: Boland & Cornelius; G. G. Hadley; W.P. Rend

Ship builder: J. Davidson, 1888, West Bay City, Michigan

Engine builder: Frontier Iron Works

Year ship built: 1888

Year engine built: 1888

Final disposition: Sank near Alpena on September 22, 1917.

Notes:

Engines removed c.1916

Remarks:

b) W. P. Rend

Owners:

1) G. G. Hadley, Toledo, Ohio

2) W. P. Rend, Chicago, Illinois

3) Boland & Cornelius, Buffalo, New York

Registry number: US. 86026

Hull number: 22

Vessel type: Bulk Freighter

Height: 21.6 ft.

Width: 40 ft.

Length: 287. 6 ft.

Stroke length: 42 in.

Gross tonnage: 2073

Net tonnage: 1658

Materials: Wood

Engine type: Triple expansion

Piston 1: 20 in.

Piston 2: 33 in.

Piston 3: 54 in.

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