Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Transfer (Car Ferry , 1888)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Transfer
Year of Build:
1888
Official Number:
145503
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Car Ferry
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Cleveland Ship Building Company
Ownership Notes:
Michigan Central Railroad Company, (1889-1912); Wabash Railway Company, (1912-1938); Pine Ridge Navigation Company, (1938-1940);
Hull Dimensions
1888
Length: 265' Width/Beam: 75.2' Depth: 12.8'
Tonnage
1888
Gross: 1,511.12 Net: 1,060.45
1940
Enrollments/Registration
January 22, 1889
   Port: Detroit Number: 35 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 1-22-1913
January 22, 1913
   Port: Detroit
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Car Ferry), Transfer (1888-1940)
Nationality:
American (1888-1940); Canadian (1940-1940)
Notes
General notes:
She was scrapped at Hamilton, Ontario in 1940:
Machinery: (2) horizontal condensing engines, 28x48, built 1889, by Cleveland Ship Building Company; Boiler #1, (4); fire box, 11'6"x16", built 1889, by Cleveland Ship Building Company; Boiler #2, (4) fire box, 12'x16', built 1917, by John Brennan, Detroit, Michigan;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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