Other name(s): Manistee
Ship owner: Ann Arbor Railroad; Bultema Dock & Dredge Co.; Louisiana Dock Co.
Ship builder: Globe Iron Works, Cleveland, Ohio
Ship re-builder: Manitowoc Ship Building Co., Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Engine builder: Samuel F. Hodge & Co., Detroit, Michigan
Engine re-builder: General Ordinance Co., Denver, Colorado
Year ship built: 1898
Year engine built: 1892
Final disposition: Sold for scrap, 1962. Kept as a barge, 1894 gt., 1881 nt.
Notes:
Launched, September 29, 1898. Lengthened 49 ft. to 307 ft. in 1922 (2047 gt., 936 nt.) Sold for scrap in 1962; kept as barge (1894 gt. and 1881 nt.)
First engines from the Ann Arbor No. 1 and Ann Arbor No. 2. Second (triple expansion) engines built in 1918 and installed in 1922 (at time of rebuilding): 15.75 in, 26.5 in., 44.5 in. with 26 in stroke.
Remarks:
b) Manistee (1965)
Owners:
1) Ann Arbor Railroad Co., Frankfort, Michigan
2) Bultema Dock & Dredge Co., Manistee, Michigan
3) Louisiana Dock Co., New Orleans, Louisiana
Registry number: US. 107418
Hull number: 75
Vessel type: Barge; Train Ferry
Height: 15 ft.
Width: 52 ft.
Length: 258 ft.
Stroke length: 36 in.
Gross tonnage: 1677
Net tonnage: 996
Materials: Steel
Engine type: Compound; Triple expansion
Piston 2: 20 in.
Piston 3: 40 in.