Raleigh (wooden)

1871                                             Raleigh                                1911

Wooden Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Cleveland OH by Quayle & Martin
Launched

235’ LOA, 227’ LBP, 34’ beam, 23’9” depth
1 deck, hold beams, coal-fired boiler, steeple compound engine, 750 IHP

Enrolled at Cleveland OH Aug 14, 1871 (Temp #1)
227.3 x 34.0 x 15, 980.35 tons     US 110154     to:
Henry C. Winslow et al., Buffalo NY (home port Buffalo NY)
(N. C. Winslow 17/48, H. J. Winslow 23/48, B. S. Wolvin [Master] 8/48)

Entered service Sept 1871

Permanent enrollment at Buffalo NY Sept 9, 1871 (#44)

Rebuilt 1880 to 2 decks
Remeasured to 1205.93 tons (1104.93 NT 1882)

Sold 1886 to James Corrigan et al, Cleveland OH

Repowered 1887

Sold 1891 to Henry Wineman, Detroit MI

Lost rudder in storm Nov 30, 1911 and stranded on Point Abino, Lake Erie, 6 miles west of Port Colborne ON.  Three lives lost.  Enroute from Port Huron MI to Erie PA with cargo of wood pulp.  Enrollment surrendered Jan 10, 1912.

 

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