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Ship builder: Simon Langell

Engine builder: Samuel F. Hodge & Co.

Year ship built: 1887

Year engine built: 1887

Location engine built: United States Michigan Detroit

Final disposition: Sank off Presque Isle, Michigan, Lake Huron, October 19, 1905. All hands, 17, lost.

Notes: Launched, September 24, 1887.

Registry number: US. 14458

Hull number: None

Vessel type: Bulk Freighter

Contributor(s): Samuel F. Hodge & Co.; Simon Langell

Height: 20.7 ft.

Width: 40.2 ft.

Length: 269.6 ft.

Stroke length: 45 in.

Gross tonnage: 1942 t.

Net tonnage: 1581 t.

Materials: Wood

Engine type: Fore and Aft

Piston 1: 22 in.

Piston 2: 46 in.

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