Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Commuter (Propeller, 1945)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Commuter
Also known as:
Show Boat; The Islander
Year of Build:
1945
Official Number:
248189
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Propeller
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Stadium Boat Works
Ownership Notes:
Neuman Boat Line, (1945-1969); Blount MarinelCoproration, (1959-1960); Harding,Herold S., (1960-1970);Plymouth Ocean Tours, Inc., (1970-1973); Northwest Steamship Company (1973-1974); Hughes, Raymond W., (1974-1977); Anchor Excursions,Inc., (1974- );
Hull Dimensions
1945
Length: 60' Width/Beam: 24' Depth: 6.7'
Tonnage
1945
Gross: 67 Net: 24
History
Classification:
a. Propeller, Commuter (1945-11960);
b. Propeller, Show Boat (1960-1962);
c. Propeller, The Islander (1962- )
Nationality:
American (1945- )
Notes
General notes:
With Neuman Boat Line, ran Sandusky to the Lake Erie Islands; Trade to Blount Marine as partial payment for a new boat and operated by Carol Diane Boat Line, Cleveland, Ohio sight-seeing tours around Cleveland, Ohio harbor Chartered to Straits Transit, Inc., Mackinaw City, Michigan, (1963-1966); From Fall, 1966 to Fall 1970, was laid up in Cleveland, Ohio, then moved to Port Clinton, Ohio;
Sources:
1. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218
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