TRANSIT (1856, Car Ferry (Rail Ferry))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
TRANSIT
Year of Build:
1856
Official Number:
33472
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit, MI
Vessel Type:
Car Ferry (Rail Ferry)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Henry Jenkins
Original Owner:
Great Western Railroad Company
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Hull Dimensions
Length:
140'
Beam:
34.2'
Depth:
9'
Tonnage (old style):
357
Final Disposition
Date:
1867
How:
Dismantled
History
Chronology:

1865, January 16 Holed by ice in river outside Detroit

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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