Other name(s): Feliciana; Minnesota
Ship owner: Chicago & Duluth Transportation Co.; Chicago, Racine & Milwaukee Line; Crosby Tranportation Co.; E.E. Robinson; G.S.Bennett; Henry J. Pauly; Jenks Shipbuilding Co.; Lake Michigan Trans. Co.; Thompson Towing & Wrecking; U.S.S.B.; Western Transit Co.
Ship builder: Detroit Dry Dock Co., Wyandotte, Michigan
Engine builder: Dry Dock Engine Works, Detroit, Michigan
Year ship built: 1888
Year engine built: 1888
Final disposition: Abandoned in Miami Florida in 1931.
Notes:
Launched on July 3, 1888. Stranded on Isle Royale in 1898. Salvaged by Thompson Towing & Wrecking Co., in 1899. Rebuilt in 1900 by Jenks Ship Building Co. to increased gross of 3320 and increased net of 2109. Converted to passenger ship by Manitowoc Dry Dock Co., in 1910 - 1911. Traveled to Atlantic in 1917. Dry Dock Engine Works #147.
b) Minnesota (1911)
c) Feliciana (Unofficial-never registered)
Owners:
1) Western Transit Co., Buffalo
2) Thompson Towing & Wrecking Co., Port Huron (1900)
3) Jenks Shipbuilding Co., Port Huron (1901-1906)
4) Henry J. Pauly, Milwaukee (1907-1909)
Remarks:
5) Chicago & Duluth Transportation Co., Chicago (1910-1914)
6) Crosby Transportation Co., Milwaukee (Charterer, 1912-1914)
7) Lake Michigan Transportation Co., Chicago (Sullivan, 1915)
8) Chicago, Racine & Milwaukee Line (1916-1917)
9) U.S. Shipping Board, New York (1918-1920)
10) G.S. Bennett, New Bern, N.C. (1921-1925)
11) E.E. Robinson, trustee, Jacksonville (1926-1931)
Registry number: US. 95922
Hull number: 84
Vessel type: Package freighter
Height: 22.7 ft.
Width: 41 ft.
Length: 288 ft.
Stroke length: 48 in.
Gross tonnage: 2299
Net tonnage: 1858
Materials: Steel
Engine type: Triple expansion
Piston 1: 23 in.
Piston 2: 36 in.
Piston 3: 62 in.