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Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection
Original name: Ann Arbor No. 4

Other name(s): City of Cheboygan; Edward H. Anderson

Ship owner: Ann Arbor Railroad; Michigan State Highway Commission; Washington Island Storage Corp.

Ship builder: American Ship Building Co., Lorain, Ohio

Engine builder: American Ship Building Co., Lorain, Ohio

Year ship built: 1906

Year engine built: 1906

Final disposition: Sold for scrap, 1973, and scrapped in Genoa, Italy.

Notes:

Made into a barge, Manitowoc, 1959.

Engine specs, port: 14 in, 22 in., 38 in. with 32 in. stroke.

Starboard: 14 in., 22 5/8 in., 38 1/8 in. with 32 in stroke.

Remarks:

b) City of Cheboygan (1937)

c) Edward H. Anderson (1959)

Owners:

1) Ann Arbor Railroad, Frankfort, Michigan

2) Michigan State Highway Commission (1937)

3) Washington Island Storage Corp (1958)

 

Registry number: US. 203695

Hull number: 436

Vessel type: Train Ferry

Height: 19 ft.

Width: 52 ft.

Length: 259 ft.

Stroke length: 32 in.

Gross tonnage: 1786

Net tonnage: 937

Materials: Steel

Engine type: Triple expansion

Piston 1: Port 14 in

Piston 2: Port 22 in

Piston 3: Port 38 in

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