1905 Marquette & Bessemer No. 2 1 1909
Steel twin-screw crosslake railroad carferry
Built at Cleveland OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 428
Launched Sept 12, 1905
338’ LBP, 54’ beam, 19’6” depth
2 decks, coal-fired boilers, 2 quadruple expansion engines, 2500 IHP
Enrolled at Cleveland OH Oct 5, 1905 (#23)
338.0 x 54.0 x 19.5, 2514 GT, 1484 NT US 201514 to:
American Ship Building Co., Cleveland OH (home port Cleveland OH)
Reenrolled at Erie PA Oct 31, 1905 (#20)
Marquette & Bessemer Dock & Navigation Co.,
Foundered Dec 7, 1909 off Long Point, Lake Erie. All 32 aboard lost. Enroute from Conneaut OH to Port Stanley ON with 32 hopper cars loaded with coal. Enrollment surrendered Dec 28, 1909.
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