CITY OF RACINE (1889, Propeller)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Manitowoc, WI
Vessel Type:: Propeller; Note: Passenger; sisterships INDIANA (1890) & ATLANTA (1891).
Hull Materials:: Wood
Number of Decks:: 3
Builder Name:: Burger & Burger
Original Owner and Location:: Goodrich Transportation Co., Chicago, IL

Power

Number of Masts:: 2
Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: For-and-Aft Compound
# Cylinders:: 2
# Boilers:: 2
# Propellers:: 1
Propulsion Notes:: 28 & 50 x 36"; 850hp @ 90rpm, C. F. Elmes, Chicago, IL. (1889) 9' x 16', 125# forced-draft firebox boiler, J. Mohr & Sons Boiler Works, Chicago.

Hull Dimensions

Final Disposition

History

Chronology:

1889, Apr 11 Launched; ran Chicago, IL - Milwaukee - Racine, WI.

1895, Oct Iron sheathed for winter service.

1901, Spring New deck, state rooms & raised forecastle.

1909, Jun Lost propeller near Chicago.

1910 Rebuilt Manitowoc, WI; 4 decks; renamed ARIZONA; ran Chicago - Collingwood, ONT & Mackinac, MI.

1914, Summer Aground Seven Mile Point, Lake Michigan.

1926, Mar 24 Reportedly struck car ferry MILWAUKEE in slip, Grand Haven, MI.

1927 Leased briefly to Peninsula & Northern Navigation Co.

Late 1920's Laid up.

1932, Sep Owned by Arundell Corp., Detroit, MI; used as powerplant & dormitory during Livingston Channel construction.

1937 - 1938 Dismantled.

Notes

From the Collection of:: C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:: Donald V. Baut; Dossin Great Lakes Museum; Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy; Great Lakes Register; C. Patrick Labadie; William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit; Ed Middleton; 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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