CITY OF ERIE (1898, Steamer)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Wyandotte, MI
Vessel Type:: Steamer; Note: Passenger & Freight.
Hull Materials:: Steel
Number of Decks:: 3
Hull Number:: 126
Builder Name:: Detroit Dry Dock Co.
Original Owner and Location:: Cleveland & Buffalo Transit Co., Cleveland, OH

Power

Propulsion:: Sidewheel
Engine Type:: Vertical Beam (Walking Beam)
# Cylinders:: 3
# Boilers:: 6
# Propellers:: 2
Propulsion Notes:: 54, 80, & 96 x 144", 2200hp @ 31rpm triple expansion engine by Fletcher & Co. Six 12.6 x 11.9' scotch boilers.

Hull Dimensions

Final Disposition

History

Chronology:

1898 Launched at Wyandotte, MI.

1898, Jun On maiden voyage Detroit - Cleveland, raced & beat FRANK E. KIRBY to Put In Bay.

1898, Dec 3 "Made run Cleveland - Lorain at 23 8/100mph, fastest time ever on lakes at this time."

1898 - 1938 Cleveland - Buffalo, except 1914 - 15 Cleveland - Cedar Point - Put In Bay.

1901, Jun 4 Raced TASHMOO, Cleveland - Erie, PA, 100 miles, won by 45 seconds.

1938 Laid up Cleveland.

1941 Dismantled & scrapped, Cleveland.

Notes

From the Collection of:: C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:: Beesons Marine Directory; Dossin Great Lakes Museum; Great Lakes Register; Inland Seas, Great Lakes Historical Society; C. Patrick Labadie; William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit; Newspaper Clippings

Contact

Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library

Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:

Agency street/mail address:

211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188

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