1890                                  Byron Whitaker                                  1920

Wooden Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Mount Clemens MI by William Dulac
Launched June 21, 1890

229’3” LOA, 220’ LBP, 38’ beam, 21’ depth
2 decks, coal-fired boiler, fore and aft compound engine, 800 IHP

Enrolled at Detroit MI July 26, 1890 (#11)
220.0 x 38.0 x 20.4, 1404.61 GT, 1206.76 NT     US 3477     to:
Byron Whitaker 1/3 et al., Detroit MI (home port Detroit MI)

Entered service 1890

Sold 1907 to Thomas Furnace Co., Milwaukee WI

Sold 1913 to C. W. Elphicke & Co., Chicago IL

Sold 1913 to Franklin E. Hall, Montreal QC (home port to Montreal QC)
U. S. enrollment surrendered Nov 3, 1913
Enrolled Canadian at 222.6 x 37.7 x 33.8, 1539 GT, 959 NT     Can 134145

Sold 1916 to Steamer Marian W. Ltd., a subsidiary of Canada Import Co., Montreal QC and renamed Marian W.

Burned March 6, 1920 in winter layup berth Louise Basin QC.

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