MANISTIQUE, MARQUETTE & NORTHERN NO. 1 (1903, Car Ferry (Rail Ferry))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MANISTIQUE, MARQUETTE & NORTHERN NO. 1
Also known as:
MILWAUKEE
Year of Build:
1903
Official Number:
93363
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Vessel Type:
Car Ferry (Rail Ferry)
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
413
Builder Name:
American Shipbuilding Co.
Original Owner:
Manistique, Marquette & Northern Railroad Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
338'
Beam:
56.2'
Depth:
19'
Tonnage (gross):
2933
Tonnage (net):
1755
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Lake MIchigan
Date:
22 Oct 1929
How:
Foundered
Notes:
47 lives lost
History
Chronology:

1903 Owned Manistique, Marquette & Northern Railroad Co

1908 Owned Grand Trunk Milwaukee Car Ferry Co; renamed MILWUAKEE

1929 Foundered in Lake Michigan October 22

Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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