SS City of Milwaukee
SS City of Milwaukee at Elberta, Michigan in 1990
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United States | |
Name: | SS City of Milwaukee |
Owner: | Society for the Preservation of the SS City of Milwaukee |
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Route: | Muskegon-Milwaukee; Elberta(Frankfort)-Kewaunee/Manitowoc |
Builder: | Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company |
Yard number: | Hull number 261 |
Launched: | November 25, 1930 |
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Status: | Museum ship |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage: | 2942 |
Length: | 354 ft (107.9 m) (LPP) |
Beam: | 56 ft (17.1 m) |
Installed power: | Steam |
Propulsion: | Two triple-expansion steam engines |
Speed: | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) |
Capacity: | 30-32 rail cars |
SS City of Milwaukee
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Location | Manistee, Michigan |
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NRHP Reference # | 90002221[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | 14 December 1990 |
Designated NHL | 14 December 1990[2] |
The SS City of Milwaukee is a Great Lakes railroad car ferry that once plied Lake Michigan, often between Muskegon, Michigan and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was built for the Grand Trunk Milwaukee Car Ferry Company in 1931 at Manitowoc, Wisconsin to replace SS Milwaukee, which sank with all hands on October 22, 1929 during a gale. City of Milwaukee sailed for the Grand Trunk until 1978 when, as the last of their fleet of three to be sailing, she was chartered to the Ann Arbor Railroad. She sailed for this road until 1982, when she was retired permanently. She is currently preserved in Manistee, Michigan as a National Historic Landmark museum, currently undergoing preservation. Also in the plans is the possibility of using the ship as a bed and breakfast. City of Milwaukee is the last unmodified traditional railroad car ferry afloat upon the lakes, still with her triple expansion steam engine, original woodwork and brass fixtures.
References
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External links
- IMO Number
- Great Lakes ships
- Museum ships in Michigan
- National Historic Landmarks in Michigan
- Ships on the National Register of Historic Places
- Grand Trunk Railway
- Railway-related listings on the National Register of Historic Places
- Museums in Manistee County, Michigan
- Train ferries
- Ferries of Michigan
- Ferries of Wisconsin
- 1931 ships
- Passenger ships of the United States