Other name(s): Arthur K. Atkinson
Ship owner: Ann Arbor Railroad
Ship re-builder: Manitowoc Ship Building Co., Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Engine builder: Great Lakes Engineering Works
Engine re-builder: Nordberg Manufacturing Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Year ship built: 1917
Year engine built: 1917
Final disposition: Laid up, Ludington, Mich., May, 1995.
Notes:
Reversible pitch propellors, 1959. As rebuilt, the first diesel-powered train ferry on the lakes.
Engine specs (triple expansion):
Port: 19.5 in., 31.5 in., 52 in. with 36 in. stroke.
Starboard: 19.5 in., 31 in., 52 in. with 36 in. stroke.
Engine specs (diesel): 12 cyl., 13 in dia. 16.5 in stroke.
Laid down as Maitland No.2. Ann Arbor Railroad purchased on the ways.
Remarks:
b) Arthur K. Atkinson (1959)
Owner:
Ann Arbor Railroad, Frankfort, Michigan
Registry number: US. 214656
Hull number: 130
Vessel type: Train Ferry
Height: 22 ft.
Width: 56 ft.
Length: 372 ft.
Stroke length: 36 in.
Gross tonnage: 3241
Net tonnage: 1826
Materials: Steel
Engine type: Diesel; Triple expansion
Piston 2: 19.5 in.
Piston 3: 31.5 in.
Piston 4: 52 in.