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The ROBERT WALLACE was built in 1882 by William R. Radcliffe at Cleveland, OH U.S. The Robert Wallace is a wood hulled propeller driven vessel with a length of 209 feet, and a width of 36 feet. It displaces 1189 tons, and has a load capacity of 905 tons. The vessel was removed from service with the following notation: Stern pipe broke; vessel filled and sank about thirteen miles SxE of Two Harbors, MN, Lake Superior, on November 17, 1902. Crew rescued by consort ASHLAND, which was towed into Two Harbors by tug EDNA G.; no lives lost. Vessel bound from Superior, WI, for Cleveland, OH, with iron ore. The photograph shows the Robert Wallace under way on the Great Lakes. More information about this vessel is available at the HCGL Website |
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