Transfer

1889                                  Transfer                                   1940

Steel sidewheel cross-river carferry

Built at Cleveland OH by Cleveland Ship Building Co., Hull 3
Launched Nov 3, 1888

275’ LOA, 265’ LBP, 45’6” beam, 17’ depth
2 decks, coal-fired boilers, horizontal compound engine, 4000 IHP

Enrolled at Detroit MI Jan 22, 1889 (#35)
265.0 x 75.2 x 12.2, 1511.12 GT, 1060.45 NT     US 145503     to:
Michigan Central Railroad Co., Detroit MI

Entered service 1889

Sold 1913 to Wabash Railway Co., Detroit MI

Scrapped 1940 at Hamilton ON by Steel Company of Canada

 

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