Other name(s): Newfoundland Cruiser; Treasure Unlimited; U.S.C.G.C. Chaparral
Ship owner: Levis Shipping, Ltd.; Treasure Unlimited; U.S. Coast Guard; Walkerville & Detroit Ferry Co.
Ship builder: Great Lakes Engineering Works
Engine builder: Great Lakes Engineering Works, River Rouge, Michigan
Year ship built: 1925
Year engine built: 1925
Final disposition: Stranded in Dorset PT., in Baffin Straits and abandoned in September of 1963.
Notes:
Last ferry in regular service across Detroit River (1942).
Remarks:
b) U.S.C.G.C. Chaparral
c) Treasure Unlimited (C. 313944)
d) Newfoundland Cruiser
Owners:
1) Walkerville & Detroit Ferry Co.
2) U.S. Coast Guard
3) Treasure Unlimited
4) Levis Shipping, Ltd.
Registry number: US. 225224;C.313944
Hull number: 252
Vessel type: Ferry
Height: 14.4 ft.
Width: 45 ft.
Length: 134.1 ft.
Stroke length: 28 in.
Gross tonnage: 405
Net tonnage: 273
Materials: Steel
Engine type: Fore and Aft
Piston 1: 20 in.
Piston 2: 40 in.