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    VESSEL NAME:    Tacoma
    OTHER NAME(s):  -
    OFFICIAL NO:    145268
    DATE OF LOSS:   23 August 1914
    CAUSE OF LOSS:  Fire 
    LOCATION:       Lake Michigan, Ludington, MI
    RIG TYPE:       Propeller
    HULL TYPE:      Wood
    BUILDER:        Quayle, Cleveland, OH - 1881
    OWNER(S):       Gilchrist Transportation Co.
    MASTER:         Capt. Moore
    TONNAGE:        1879.12 gt,  1609.59 nt
    DIMENSIONS:     260.58 x 38.58 x 21.58
    CASUALTIES:     None
    
                    Burned to the water's edge at the old south mill dock, 
                 Ludington, MI., while undergoing alterations. The flames
                 could be seen for several miles.


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Sources: Sturgeon Bay Advocate - 3 September 1914
         Ludington Chronicle - 27 August 1914
         R. L. Polk Marine Directory - 1884
         Merchant Vessel List - 1887, '88