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The HENRY J. JOHNSON was built in 1888 by Cleveland Dry Dock Co. at Cleveland, OH U.S. The Henry J. Johnson is a wood hulled propeller driven vessel with a length of 260 feet, and a width of 40 feet. It displaces 1713 tons, and has a load capacity of 1443 tons. The vessel was removed from service with the following notation: Sunk in collision with propeller FRED PABST in dense fog, July 24, 1902, off Spectacle Reef, Lake Huron; no lives lost. Vessel was downbound from Escanaba, MI, with iron ore at time of loss. Final enrollment surrendered at Sandusky, OH, March 31, 1903. The photograph shows the Henry J. Johnson under way on the Great Lakes. More information about this vessel is available at the HCGL Website |
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