Pere Marquette 18 (2)

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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