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The EGYPTIAN was built in 1873 by Quelos and Peck at Black River (Lorain), OH U.S. The Egyptian is a wood hulled propeller driven vessel with a length of 228 feet, and a width of 36 feet. It displaces 1065 tons. The vessel was removed from service with the following notation: Caught fire, burned and sank fifteen miles below Thunder Bay and ten miles from shore on Lake Huron, on December 1, 1897. Crew rescued from lifeboats by propeller SIR WILLIAM FAIRBAIRN. Vessel was bound from Cleveland, OH, for Milwaukee, WI, with cargo of coal at time of loss; no lives lost. The photograph shows the Egyptian under way on the Great Lakes. More information about this vessel is available at the HCGL Website |
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