The U.S.R.C. Bear,1914
The ship's specs are as follows:
Type: Steam Barkentine
Built by: Alexander Stephan & Sons, Limited, Linthouse,
Glasgow
Keel Laid: 1873
Sister ship: Proteus
Length: 190.4 feet
Beam: 29.9
Image of the U.S.R.C. Bear as gold ship escort (1897) ||| List of Captains
source: Bixby, William, Track of the Bear, New York, David McKay Company, Inc, 1966, pp 7&10
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