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The WILLIAM P. PALMER was built in 1900 by American Ship Building Co. at Cleveland, OH U.S. The William P. Palmer is a steel hulled propeller driven vessel with a length of 242 feet, and a width of 42 feet. It displaces 2293 tons, and has a load capacity of 1609 tons. It entered service in the year 1900 under the ownership of American Steamship Co. (A.B. Wolvin, Mgr.) of Buffalo, NY U.S. The vessel was removed from service with the following notation: Grounded at entrance to Fairport Harbor, OH, on November 17, 1936, in 50 m.p.h. gale, bound for Buffalo, with coal. Released by tugs OHIO, MICHIGAN, and ARKANSAS. Arrived at Buffalo under own power. Dry docked and declared a constructive total loss. Scrapped at Buffalo in winter, 1936-1937. The photograph shows the William P. Palmer under way on the Great Lakes. More information about this vessel is available at the HCGL Website |
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