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The ELBA was built in 1907 by American Ship Building Co. at Cleveland, OH U.S. The Elba is a steel hulled propeller driven vessel with a length of 420 feet, and a width of 52 feet. It displaces 4963 tons, and has a load capacity of 3621 tons. It entered service in the year 1907 under the ownership of Lackawanna Steamship Co. (Pickands-Mather and Co., Mgrs.) of Cleveland, OH U.S. The vessel was removed from service with the following notation: Sold summer, 1968, to Waterman Steamship Co., to be used as "trade-in" tonnage to U.S. Maritime Commission. Sold at public auction by the latter, December 4, 1968, for $27,000 to Peterson Builders, Inc., Sturgeon Bay, WI, for use as floating dock. Towed up, Detroit, Dec. 10, 1968 by tug JOHN PURVES. The photograph shows the Elba at Approaching Ambassador Bridge, on Detroit River. More information about this vessel is available at the HCGL Website |
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