Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Detroit Marine Historian, v. 38, n. 3 (November 1984), p. 4

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The Grummond Tugs eg SWAIN, MOORE, SWEEPSTAKES, WINSLOW, CHAMPION, OSWEGO, CRUSADER and OWEN Fr. Dowling Collection THE GRUMMOND FLEETS 1855-1897 Part I (continued) 9) BURLINGTON (US 2157) wood passenger and freight propellor built in 1857 at Buffalo by D. O'Connor. 137.0 x 25.3 x 12.0; 276 gross tons. In fleet 1894 to 1895. Reduced to steam barge in 1879. Burned at the entrance to the Straits of Mackinac, August 24, 1895. 10) CHAMPION (US 5720) wood tug built in 1868 at Detroit by Campbell & Owen (Detroit Dry Dock Co. Hull #5) 134.6 x 21.4 x 10.7; 263 gross tons. In fleet 1894 to 1896. Burned while at anchor at Put-in Bay, Lake Erie, September 15, 1903. **To Be Continued** CHAMPION at Detroit Fr. Dowling Collection

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