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The SAM FLINT was built in 1868 by Bailey Brothers at Toledo, OH U.S. The Sam Flint is a wood hulled schooner with 3 masts, a length of 167 feet, and a width of 34 feet. It displaces 499 tons, and has a load capacity of 474 tons. The vessel was removed from service with the following notation: Stranded on Cockburn Island, Lake Huron, on October 23, 1916, and pounded to pieces; no lives lost. Final enrollment surrendered at Port Huron, MI, on November 7, 1916. The photograph shows the Sam Flint under way on the Great Lakes. More information about this vessel is available at the HCGL Website |