The HENRY CHISHOLM was a bulk freighter built in 1880 in Cleveland, Ohio. It had an official number of 95610 and was constructed with a wooden hull. The vessel had two decks and was owned by Alva Bradley of Cleveland, Ohio.
The HENRY CHISHOLM was powered by a screw propulsion system and had three masts. It was equipped with a for-and-aft compound engine with two cylinders. The engine, manufactured by Globe Iron Works, had dimensions of 30 and 56 inches by 48 inches and provided 1000 horsepower. The vessel was also fitted with two marine boilers measuring 8 feet 8 inches by 18 feet and operating at 100 pounds of pressure.
With regards to its hull dimensions, the HENRY CHISHOLM had a length of 256.5 feet, a beam of 39.3 feet, and a depth of 20.3 feet. Its gross tonnage was recorded as 1775.37, and its net tonnage was 1332.18.
On October 20, 1898, the HENRY CHISHOLM met its final fate when it was wrecked at Rock of Ages, Isle Royale, in Lake Superior. The vessel ran aground during a gale while seeking shelter. The crew managed to escape in small boats, and the final cargo on board consisted of 92,000 bushels of barley. The boilers of the vessel were later recovered in August 1901.
Throughout its history, the HENRY CHISHOLM underwent ownership changes and performed various towing duties. In 1883, it was owned by the Bradley Transportation Co. of Cleveland and towed the barges AHIRA COBB and CITY OF CLEVELAND. In 1887, it continued to be owned by the same company and towed the barge ALVAN BRADLEY. The vessel was reboilered in Cleveland in 1896 and experienced engine repairs on May 28 of the same year. In 1898, it was still owned by the Bradley Transportation Co. and towed several barges at different times, including the AHIRA COBB, ADRIATIC, JOHN MARTIN, THOMAS QUAYLE, SOUTHWEST, and D.P. RHODES. However, its final chapter came to an end with the wrecking incident at Isle Royale in 1898.
