PLEASURE (1894, Ferry)

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Identification

Vessel name:: PLEASURE
Year of Build:: 1894
Official Number:: 150670

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: West Bay City, MI
Vessel Type:: Ferry
Hull Materials:: Wood
Number of Decks:: 3
Builder Name:: F.W. Wheeler & Co.
Original Owner and Location:: Detroit, Belle Isle & Windsor Ferry Co., Detroit, MI

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: For-and-Aft Compound
# Cylinders:: 2
# Boilers:: 2
# Propellers:: 1
Propulsion Notes:: 24 + 34 x 24", 625hp engine by F.W. Wheeler & Co., West Bay City, MI, 1894. 10 x 12' @ 135# steam. scotch boilers by Wicks Brothers, Saginaw, MI, 1893.

Hull Dimensions

Length:: 128'
Beam:: 51'
Depth:: 12'
Tonnage (gross):: 873.01
Tonnage (net):: 545.14
Capacity:: 3,000 people

Final Disposition

Final Location:: Ecorse, MI. Detroit River
Date:: 1940
How:: Dismantled.
Notes:: Dismantled by Nicholson.

History

Chronology:

1894, Mar 31 Launched.

1930 Owned Detroit & Windsor Ferry Co., Detroit; 128' x 39' x 13'7"; 489 gross/ 293 net tons; 2 decks, reinforced bow, electric lights & sprinkler system.

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