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Ship owner: Wm. L. Harkness

Ship builder: Ramage & Ferguson, Leith, Scotland

Engine builder: Ramage & Ferguson, Leith, Scotland

Year ship built: 1897

Year engine built: 1897

Final disposition: Stranded on Copper Island near Rossport, Ontario, Lake Superior, on August 29, 1911.

Notes:

Stranded on Copper Island near Rossport, Ontario (Lake Superior) Aug. 29, 1911.  Pulled into deep water by tug "James Whalen" Aug. 31 and promptly foundered.

See LCA, 1911, p. 150, CIP p. 84 (#2490), and Beeson's, 1912, p. 94

Remarks:

Owner:

Wm. L. Harkness of New York City, New York and Cleveland, Ohio

Registry number: BR. 104928

Hull number: None

Vessel type: Steam yacht

Height: 14.2 ft.

Width: 24.7 ft.

Length: 195 ft.

Stroke length: 27 in.

Gross tonnage: 385

Net tonnage: 158

Materials: Steel

Engine type: Triple expansion

Piston 1: 15 in.

Piston 2: 24 in.

Piston 3: 39 in.

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