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I was miss informed and now stand corrected. I will make the changes in future postings. Another debate has arison as to which dock it left from. Early Stonehouse books state the LS&I dock, but in the period Minning Journal articles state the South Shore dock. Thank you

Henry B. Smith was not a "prominent lumberman," but rather an official of the Michigan Pipe Company and National Cycle & Machinery Company of his home town, Bay City, Michigan. His wife christened the vessel 2 May 1906.

The Henry B. Smith was a steel-hulled, freighter built in 1906 by the American Ship Building Company at Lorain, Ohio. The steamship was owned by the Acme Transit Company. The hull number was 343 and the registration number was US203143. The Henry B. Smith was 525 feet in length, 55 feet in width, and 31 feet in height. The gross tonnage for the vessel was 6,631, and the net tonnage was 5,229. The engine was a triple-expansion type. She was named for Henry B. Smith, a prominent lumberman. The ship was lost on Lake Superior north of Marquette, Michigan November 9, 1913 during what would become know as "The Great Storm of 1913". In the sumer of 2013 the smith was located 30 miles off Marquette in 500 feet of water.
The Henry B. Smith. It is a image of the "Smith" superimposed on an incredible, 1913 chart of Marquette Harbor. The print immage size is 15X25. The print is a limited edition of 300, signed and numbered. I just published this print to remember the Smith on the 100th anniversary of its loss.