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The JOSEPH G. MASTEN was built in 1867 by Quayle & Martin at Cleveland, OH U.S. The Joseph G. Masten is a wood hulled bark with a length of 186 feet, and a width of 33 feet. It displaces 620 tons, and has a load capacity of 589 tons. The vessel was removed from service with the following notation: In tow of propeller KEYSTONE, stranded on Twin River Point, WI, Lake Michigan, just south of lighthouse, on December 4, 1897; no lives lost. Was bound from Lorain, OH, for Milwaukee, WI, with coal at time of loss. The photograph shows the Joseph G. Masten under way on the Great Lakes. More information about this vessel is available at the HCGL Website |