Original name: City of Flint 32
Other name(s): Roanoke
Ship owner: Chesapeake & Ohio Railway; Norfolk & Western Railway; Pere Marquette Railway
Ship builder: Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Engine builder: General Electric
Year ship built: 1930
Year engine built: 1929
Notes:
Engines removed in 1970.
Remarks:
b) Roanoke (1970)
Owners:
1) Pere Marquette Railway
2) Chesapeake & Ohio Railway (1947)
3) Norfolk & Western Railway (1969)
Registry number: US. 229316
Hull number: 247
Vessel type: Train Ferry
Height: 22.6 ft.
Width: 57 ft.
Length: 369 ft.
Gross tonnage: 3327
Net tonnage: 762
Materials: Steel
Engine type: Turbines, {twin}