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

Other name(s): City of Alpena II; City of Saugatuck; Leona; Normil

Ship owner: Detroit & Cleveland Steam Navigation Co.; Goodrich Transit Co.; Graham & Morton Transportation Co.; Northern Paper Co.; Roen Steamship Co.

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

Engine builder: W.A. Fltcher, Hoboken, New York (#151)

Year ship built: 1893

Year engine built: 1893

Final disposition: Scrapped in 1957.

Notes:

Launched March 13, 1893.

Shortened in Canada in 1940 and made into a barge.  New dimensions were 241 x 39 x 13.3 with gross tonnage of 987.

Sold Canadian in 1946. Pictured on U.S. one cent postage stamp in 1901. Captioned "Fast Lake Navigation".

Remarks:

b) City of Alpena II (1912)

c) City of Saugatuck (1922)

d) Leona (barge) (1939)

e) Normil (C. 176163) (1946)

Owners:

1) Detroit & Cleveland Steam Nav. Co.

2) Graham & Morton Transp Co., Chicago, Illinois

3) Goodrich Transit Co., Chicago, Illinois

4) Roen Steamship Co., Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

5) Northern Paper Co., Hansen, Ontario

Registry number: US. 126974

Hull number: 114

Vessel type: Passenger and Freight, sidewheel

Height: 13.4 ft.

Width: 69.8 ft.

Length: 266 ft.

Stroke length: 132 in.

Gross tonnage: 1735

Net tonnage: 1282

Materials: Steel

Engine type: Low pressure beam

Piston 1: 42 in.

Piston 2: 88 in.

Piston 3: 66 in.

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