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The WILLIAM T. GRAVES was built in 1867 by Thomas Quayle at Cleveland, OH U.S. The William T. Graves is a wood hulled bark with 3 masts, a length of 207 feet, and a width of 35 feet. It displaces 804 tons. The vessel was removed from service with the following notation: Stranded on Dover's Point, on southwest tip of North Manitou Island, Lake Michigan, in snow storm on October 31, 1885; no lives lost. Was bound from Chicago for Buffalo with corn; schooner GEORGE W. ADAMS in tow. Schooner released. The photograph shows the William T. Graves under way on the Great Lakes. More information about this vessel is available at the HCGL Website |