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Other name(s): Henry R. Platt, Jr.

Ship owner: Brown and Co.; Gartland Steamship Co.; Pioneer Steamship Co.

Ship builder: American Ship Building Co., Lorain, Ohio

Engine builder: American Ship Building Co., Lorain, Ohio

Year ship built: 1909

Year engine built: 1909

Final disposition: Scrapped partially and used as a breakwater at Burlington Bay, Ontario, 1972.

Remarks:

b) Henry R. Platt, Jr.

Owners:

1) Brown & Co., Buffalo, New York

2) Pioneer Steamship Co. (Hutchinson, Managers)

3) Gartland Steamship Co. (Sullivan, Managers)

Registry number: US. 206623

Hull number: 370

Vessel type: Bulk Freighter

Height: 30 ft.

Width: 54 ft.

Length: 504 ft.

Stroke length: 42 in.

Gross tonnage: 6361

Net tonnage: 4862

Materials: Steel

Engine type: Triple expansion

Piston 1: 23 in.

Piston 2: 38 in.

Piston 3: 63 in.

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