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The JOHN SHERMAN was built in 1865 by Peck & Masters at Cleveland, OH U.S. The John Sherman is a wood hulled steamer with a length of 175 feet, and a width of 28 feet. The vessel was removed from service with the following notation: Final enrollment surrendered at Port Huron, MI, December 6, 1893, and endorsed "Wrecked May 8, 1891." Newspaper account dated August, 1897, refers to vessel "abandoned a wreck and lying along St. Clair River bank below Port Huron." The photograph shows the John Sherman under way on the Great Lakes. More information about this vessel is available at the HCGL Website |