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Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection
Original name: City of Midland 41

Ship owner: Chesapeake & Ohio Railway; Pere Marquette Railway

Ship builder: Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Engine builder: Skinner Engine Co., Erie, Pennsylvania

Year ship built: 1941

Year engine built: 1941

Remarks:

Owners:

1) Pere Marquette Railway

2) Chesapeake & Ohio Railway

Registry number: US. 240326

Hull number: 311

Vessel type: Train Ferry

Height: 23.6 ft.

Width: 58 ft.

Length: 388.2 ft.

Stroke length: 30 in.

Gross tonnage: 3968

Net tonnage: 833

Materials: Steel

Engine type: Twin, (uniflow)

Piston 1: 5 cyl

Piston 2: 25 in.

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