Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Michigan (Car Ferry , 1890)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Michigan
Year of Build:
1890
Rebuilt:
1. 1926;
Official Number:
98904
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Bay City, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Car Ferry
Additional vessel types:
Steambarge
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
F. W. Wheeler & Company
Ownership Notes:
Canadian Pacific Railway Company, (1890-1926); Newaygo Company, Ltd., (1926-1933); John Harrison & Sons Company, Ltd., (1933-1943);
Hull Dimensions
1890
Length: 296.5' Width/Beam: 41.3' Depth: 15.6'
Tonnage
1890
Gross: 1,730 Registered: 1,410
1926
Gross: 1,354 Registered: 1,354
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Car Ferry), Michigan (1890-1926);
b. Propeller (Barge), Michigan (1926-1943)
Nationality:
Canada (1890-1943)
Chronology:

1. 11/14/1943, Lottie Wolfe Island, Georgian Bay, ashore and became a total loss, (grain);

Notes
General notes:
She was idle from (1916-1926) and was first registered in Canada in 1925;
Sources:
1. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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