CITY OF DETROIT (1889, Steamer)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Wyandotte, MI
Vessel Type:: Steamer; Note: Wooden superstructure, 6 watertight bulkheads, feathering paddlewheels.
Hull Materials:: Steel
Number of Decks:: 3
Hull Number:: 88
Builder Name:: Detroit Dry Dock Co.
Original Owner and Location:: Detroit & Cleveland Navigation Co., Detroit, MI.

Power

Number of Masts:: 1
Propulsion:: Sidewheel
Engine Type:: Vertical Beam (Walking Beam)
# Cylinders:: 4
# Boilers:: 4
Propulsion Notes:: 48" & 68" x 8' & 12' compound vertical beam engine, 2,200hp by W. & A. Fletcher Co., New York. Cylindrical boilers by Lake Erie Boiler Works, Buffalo, NY. Feathering wheels 26', 26 buckets, 10' each.

Hull Dimensions

Final Disposition

History

Chronology:

Maximum speed 21.42mph; designed by Frank E. Kirby; CITY OF CLEVELAND (1886) similar.

1888, Sep 26 Launched; cost $350,000; 150 staterooms.

1889, May 10 First trip Detroit - Cleveland, 5 hours 42 minutes.

1890, Jul 17 Sunk steamer KASOTA in collision on Detroit River due to problem with steering gear; bow damaged.

1891, Mar 31 Grounded & sank, Lime Kiln Crossing, Detroit River; raised & repaired, Springwells Drydock, Detroit, MI.

1899 286 x 41 x 25.8'; 1919 gross / 1,454 net tons.

1912 Renamed CITY OF DETROIT II.

1925 Renamed GOODTIME, converted to day time excursion, electric lights & wireless telegraph.

Notes

From the Collection of:: C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:: American Bureau of Shipping; Donald V. Baut; Burton Collection; Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy; Great Lakes Register; William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit; Kenneth Thro

Contact

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