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The CHOCTAW was built in 1892 by Cleveland Ship Building Co. at Cleveland, OH U.S. The Choctaw is a steel hulled propeller driven vessel with a length of 266 feet, and a width of 38 feet. It displaces 1573 tons, and has a load capacity of 1256 tons. It entered service in the year 1892 under the ownership of Lake Superior Mining Co. of Ishpeming, MI U.S. The vessel was removed from service with the following notation: Sunk in collision with Canadian propeller WAHCONDAH in dense fog about five miles off Presque Isle, MI, Lake Huron, on July 12, 1915; no lives lost. Vessel was upbound from Cleveland, OH, for Superior, WI, with cargo of coal at time of loss. The photograph shows the Choctaw under way on the Great Lakes. More information about this vessel is available at the HCGL Website |
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