1870, May 7 Launched.
1870, May 16 Enrolled Detroit, MI; designated as consort to bulk freight steamer R. J. HACKET; initiated system of towing consorts on the Lakes.
1870, Jun 15 Carried 1,224 tons iron ore; largest cargo to leave Escanaba, MI.
1871 Towed by COLIN CAMPBELL.
1871, Oct Grounded St. Clair flats.
1872, May 10 Made a screw steamer; 22 + 40 x 36"; 550hp @ 85rpm steeple compound engine by Cuyahoga Furnace Co., Cleveland, OH (1870); 2 firebox boilers 7' 3" x 17' @ 80# steam (1872); paired for years with barge BRUNETTE.
1872, Nov Grounded at flats, laden with iron ore from Escanaba, MI.
1873, Sep Collision with Rush Street Bridge, Chicago, IL.
1876 Ran Milwaukee, WI - Grand Haven, MI, wheat & flour.
1877 Lost rudder off Thunder Bay; repaired Alpena, MI.
1879, Apr 23 Repaired.
1881, Mar Chartered by North Chicago Rolling Mill Co. with consort H. H. BROWN carried iron ore Escanaba - S. Chicago, IL.
1881, Apr 23 Rebuilt; 2 decks, 3 masts; 213.7 x 33.5 x 21.3'; 1,236.29 gross / 1,070 net tons.
1883, Nov 15 Aground St. Mary's River; released.
1885 216.7 x 32.5 x 13.8; 993.60 net tons.
1892, Sep 15 Owned Vulcan Transportation Co., Detroit, MI; towed WILLIAM MCGREGOR.
1899 213 x 33'6" x 22'; 1,236 gross tons.
1904, Jun 5 Wrecked Lake Huron, Georgian Bay.
