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The CHILI was built in 1895 by Cleveland Ship Building Co. at Cleveland, OH U.S. The Chili is a steel hulled propeller driven vessel with a length of 320 feet, and a width of 42 feet. It displaces 2584 tons, and has a load capacity of 1845 tons. It entered service in the year 1895 under the ownership of Republic Steamship Co. (M.M. Drake, Mgr.) of Buffalo, NY U.S. The vessel was removed from service with the following notation: Stranded on reef off Point Isabella, near Bete Grise Bay, MI, Lake Superior, on December 10, 1943, downbound with cargo of barley. Later sank; no lives lost. The photograph shows the Chili under way on the Great Lakes. More information about this vessel is available at the HCGL Website |
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