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Description:
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The CONTINENTAL was built in 1882 by George Presley at Cleveland, OH U.S. The Continental is a wood hulled propeller driven vessel with a length of 244 feet, and a width of 36 feet. It displaces 1506 tons, and has a load capacity of 1188 tons. The vessel was removed from service with the following notation: Stranded in severe snow storm one mile north of Twin River Point, WI, Lake Michigan, on December 13, 1904, bound light from St. Ignace, MI, for Manitowoc, WI. Vessel a total loss; no lives lost. The photograph shows the Continental under way on the Great Lakes. More information about this vessel is available at the HCGL Website |