1952 Spartan 2
Steel twin-screw crosslake passenger and railroad carferry
Built at Sturgeon Bay WI by Christy Corporation, Hull 359
Launched Jan 4, 1952
410’6” LOA, 392’8” LBP, 59’6” beam, 24’ depth
Coal-fired boilers, 2 Skinner Unaflow engines, 7560 IHP
Enrolled at
393.7 x 59.7 x 20.3, 4244 GT, 2033 NT US 264500 to:
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co., Detroit MI
Entered service Oct 1952
Withdrawn from service and laid up Jan 20, 1979 at Ludington MI and has not operated since.
IMO 5336387
Laid up at Ludington MI
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