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The MANISTEE was built in 1867 by Peck & Masters at Cleveland, OH U.S. The Manistee is a wood hulled propeller driven vessel with a length of 155 feet, and a width of 27 feet. It displaces 561 tons. The vessel was removed from service with the following notation: Foundered with all hands off Ontonagon, MI, Lake Superior, November 16, 1883; twenty-three lives lost. Final enrollment surrendered at Chicago, IL, December 3, 1883. The photograph shows the Manistee under way on the Great Lakes. More information about this vessel is available at the HCGL Website |