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Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection
Original name: Lansdowne

Ship owner: Canadian National Railway; Detroit-Windsor Barge Lines; Grand Trunk Railway

Ship builder: Detroit Dry Dock Co., Wyandotte, Michigan

Engine builder: E. Gilbert & Sons, Montreal, Quebec

Year ship built: 1884

Year engine built: 1873

Final disposition: Out of Service in 1975 when Canadian National Railways discontinued its Detroit River Carferry Service and began using the Detroit River Tunnel on trackage rights.

Notes:

Launched May 10, 1884.  Engines from Michigan of 1873.  Last sidewheeler operating on Great Lakes when retired in 1975.  Built to be a floating restaurant docked to Detroit side of Detroit River in late 1970's.  New pilot house in 1962.  Converted to a barge in 1970.

Remarks:

Owners:

1) Grand Trunk Ry.

2) Canadian National Railways (as successor to GT Ry)

3) Detroit-Windsor Barge Line

Registry number: C. 88629

Hull number: 66

Vessel type: Car Ferry, Sidewheel

Height: 13

Width: 41.3

Length: 294

Stroke length: 108

Gross tonnage: 1571

Net tonnage: 908

Materials: Iron

Engine type: Horizontal, simple

Piston 1: twin

Piston 2: 50

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