SS City of Milwaukee
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SS City of Milwaukee is a Great Lakes railroad car ferry that once plied Lake Michigan, often between Muskegon, Michigan and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was built in 1931 for the Grand Trunk Milwaukee Car Ferry Company and is the only pre-1940s ship of this type to survive. She now serves as a museum ship, bed and breakfast, and event venue on the waterfront of Manistee Lake in Manistee, Michigan. She was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1990.[2]
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SS City of Milwaukee at Elberta, Michigan in 1990 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | SS City of Milwaukee |
Owner | Society for the Preservation of the SS City of Milwaukee |
Operator |
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Route | Muskegon-Milwaukee; Elberta(Frankfort)-Kewaunee/Manitowoc |
Builder | Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company |
Yard number | Hull number 261 |
Launched | November 25, 1930 |
Christened | November 25, 1930 |
Completed | January 15, 1931 |
Out of service | August 9, 1981 |
Identification |
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Status | Museum ship |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 2942 |
Length | 354 ft (107.9 m) (LPP) |
Beam | 56 ft (17.1 m) |
Installed power | Steam |
Propulsion | Two triple-expansion steam engines |
Speed | 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h) |
Capacity | 30-32 rail cars |
Crew | 52 |
City of Milwaukee (Great Lakes Car Ferry) | |
Location | Manistee, Michigan |
Coordinates | 44°15′34″N 86°18′54″W |
NRHP reference No. | 90002221[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | 14 December 1990 |
Designated NHL | 14 December 1990[2] |
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