1903                              Manistique, Marquette & Northern No. 1                            1929

Steel twin screw crosslake railroad carferry

Built at American OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 413
Launched Dec 6, 1902

358’ LOA, 338’ LBP, 56’ beam, 19’6” depth
2 decks, coal-fired boilers, two triple expansion engines, 3000 IHP

Enrolled at Cleveland OH OH March 30, 1903 (#72)
338.0 x 56.0 x 19.5, 2933 GT, 1755 NT     US 93363     to:
American Ship Building Co., Cleveland OH (home port Cleveland OH OH)

Reenrolled at Cleveland OH April 17, 1903 (Temp #124) to:
Manistique, Marquette & Northern Railroad Co., Manistique MI (home port to
Manistique MI)

Entered service 1903

Permanent enrollment at Grand Haven MI June 9, 1903 (#63)

Sold 1908 to Grand Trunk Milwaukee Car Ferry Co., Milwaukee WI (home port to Milwaukee WI) and renamed Milwaukee  (2)

Foundered Oct 22, 1929 in gale in midlake Lake Michigan.  Enroute from Milwaukee WI to Muskegon MI.  All 47 aboard lost.

See history in Great Lakes Ships We Remember p. 290

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