1911 Pere Marquette 18 2 1957
Steel twin-screw crosslake railroad and passenger carferry
Built at Chicago IL by American Ship Building Co., Hull 77
Launched Dec 20, 1910
350’ LOA, 338’ LBP, 56’ beam, 20’6” depth
2 decks, coal-fired boilers, 2 triple expansion engines, 2500 IHP
Enrolled at Chicago IL Jan 19, 1911 (#48)
338.0 x 57.6 x 21.7, 2777 GT, 1660 NT US 208305 to:
Chicago Shipbuilding Co.
Entered service Jan 1911
Reenrolled at Grand Haven MI Feb 1, 1911 (#82) to:
Pere Marquette Railroad Co., Ludington MI
Fleet merged 1947 into Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.
Laid up at end of 1952 season and did not operate again
Sold for scrap 1957 to Luria Bros. & Co. Resold to Steel Company of Canada and scrapped at Hamilton ON.
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