1897                                 Black Rock                                 1912 (1925)

Wooden Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Port Huron MI by Jenks Ship Building Co., Hull 11
Launched June 26, 1897

255’ LOA, 237’ LBP, 42’ beam, 19’9” depth
1 deck, coal-fired boiler, fore and aft compound engine, 550 IHP

Enrolled at Port Huron MI July 22, 1897 (#6)
237.0 x 43.0 x 16.5, 1646.73 GT, 1329.57 NT     US 3721     to:
Jenks Ship Building Co., Port Huron MI

Entered service 1897

Sold 1900 to Alex R. Sinclair 1/40 et al., Duluth MN

Transferred 1900 to Indiana Steamship Co., Chicago IL

Deepened 1903 at Manitowoc WI by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co.
Remeasured to 23.0 depth and 1997 GT, 1536 NT

Chartered 1912 for off-Lakes service and left the Great Lakes.  Great Lakes enrollment surrendered at Ogdensburg NY Oct 19, 1912.

Scrapped 1925

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