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Ship owner: Pennoyer; W. A. & A. H. Hawgood

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

Engine builder: Frontier Iron Works, Detroit, Michigan

Year ship built: 1891

Year engine built: 1891

Final disposition: Sank off Huron Islands, Lake Superior, September 2-3,1905. 19 lives. Had schooner "Olne Jeanette" in tow-also lost. Both ore-laden.

Remarks:

Owners:

1) Pennoyer, Au Sable, Michigan

2) W.A. & A.H. Hawgood, Cleveland, Ohio

Registry number: US. 100484

Hull number: 80

Vessel type: Bulk Freighter

Height: 19.8 ft.

Width: 41 ft.

Length: 291 ft.

Stroke length: 42 in.

Gross tonnage: 2052

Net tonnage: 1707

Materials: Wood

Engine type: Triple expansion

Piston 1: 20 in.

Piston 2: 32 in.

Piston 3: 54 in.

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