Java

1872                                                Java                                     1878

Iron twin-screw Great Lakes passenger and package freight vessel

Built at Buffalo NY by King Iron Works (Gibson & Craig, subcontractor)
Launched May 18, 1872

246’ LOA, 231’ LBP, 35’6” beam, 24’6” depth
2 decks, 6 hatches @ 24’, coal-fired boilers, 2 steeple compound engines

Enrolled at Buffalo NY June 5, 1872 (#180)
231.7 x 35.7 x 13.35, 1525.22 tons             US 75388     to:
Charles Ensign, Buffalo NY (home port Buffalo NY) (Operated as Holt & Ensign Commercial Line)

Entered service June 1872

Foundered Aug 1878 off Point Au Sable, Lake Michigan.  Enrollment surrendered June 30, 1879.

 

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  1. Looking for photos of the Great Lakes vessels Java, Cuba, Scotia and Russia.I along with shipwreck enthusiasts Ken Merryman and Jerry Eliason are doing research on these four vessels and would appreciate any photos of same.

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