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The <i>Lone Star</i> was launched and delivered in 1875 by Harlan &amp; Hollingsworth of Wilmington, DE as the <i>Brashear</i> (Yard no. 150) for Charles Morgan of New York. In 1876 her name was changed to <i>Lone Star</i>. In 1881 she was transferred to Morgan's Louisiana &amp; Texas Railroad &amp; SS Co. Badly damaged by fire in 1887 and reduced to a barge. The U.S. Senate records described her as <i>City of Brashear</i>, but all other known sources use the name <i>Brashear</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.miramarshipindex.nz/ship/2002972">miramarshipindex.nz via the Wikipedia Library.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.loc.gov/law/help/statutes-at-large/44th-congress/session-1/c44s1ch145.pdf">Name change 1876 authorized by U.S. Senate</a>.</div>
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