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Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection
Original name: Jamaica

Ship owner: Eastern Concrete Steel Co.; Marine Operating Co.; Nassau Ferry Co.; Niagara Ferry and Transportation Co.

Ship builder: Harlan and Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware

Engine builder: Harlan & Hollingsworth

Engine re-builder: W & A Fletcher, Buffalo, New York

Year ship built: 1882

Year engine built: 1882

Final disposition: Abandoned in 1930.

Notes:

Came to Great Lakes in 1920. Engines probably rebuilt by W &  A Fletcher at Buffalo, New York.

Remarks:

Owners:

1) Nassau Ferry Co., New York, New York

2) Marine Operating Co., New York, New York

3) Eastern Concrete Steel Co., Buffalo, New York (1924)

4) Niagara Ferry & Transportation Co., Buffalo, New York (1926)

Registry number: US. 76290

Hull number: None

Vessel type: Ferry, sidewheel (double-ender)

Height: 8.8

Width: 32

Length: 143

Stroke length: 108

Gross tonnage: 435

Net tonnage: 320

Materials: Iron

Engine type: Inclined Condensation

Piston 1: 36

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