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The CHIPPEWA was built in 1900 by Craig Shipbuilding Co. at Toledo, OH U.S. The Chippewa is a steel hulled propeller driven vessel with a length of 200 feet, and a width of 34 feet. It displaces 996 tons, and has a load capacity of 677 tons. It entered service in the year 1900 under the ownership of Arnold Transit Co. of Mackinac Island, MI U.S. The vessel was removed from service with the following notation: Left Puget Sound in tow of ONEYANA, May 21, 1968, and arrived at Oakland, CA on May 27, 1968, to be converted to maritime museum. Burned there at Clay Street Pier on June 23, 1968. Removed from documentation in June, 1968, and scrapped. The photograph shows the Chippewa under way on the Great Lakes. More information about this vessel is available at the HCGL Website |
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