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The CHARLEMAGNE TOWER JR. was built in 1886 by Thomas Quayle's Sons at Cleveland, OH U.S. The Charlemagne Tower Jr. is a wood hulled propeller driven vessel with a length of 255 feet, and a width of 40 feet. It displaces 1825 tons, and has a load capacity of 1543 tons. The vessel was removed from service with the following notation: Foundered after seams opened during gale and blizzard, March 6, 1914, off Seaside, NJ; no lives lost. Crew of 18 rescued by whaleback propeller BAYPORT; vessel bound from Norfolk, VA, for Boston, MA with cargo of coal. Had put into Hampton Roads, VA, with engine problems, then continued on voyage. The photograph shows the Charlemagne Tower Jr. under way on the Great Lakes. More information about this vessel is available at the HCGL Website |
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