Ship owner: Canadian National Railway; Detroit-Windsor Barge Lines; Grand Trunk Railway
Ship builder: Detroit Dry Dock Co., Wyandotte, Michigan
Engine builder: E. Gilbert & Sons, Montreal, Quebec
Year ship built: 1884
Year engine built: 1873
Final disposition: Out of Service in 1975 when Canadian National Railways discontinued its Detroit River Carferry Service and began using the Detroit River Tunnel on trackage rights.
Notes:
Launched May 10, 1884. Engines from Michigan of 1873. Last sidewheeler operating on Great Lakes when retired in 1975. Built to be a floating restaurant docked to Detroit side of Detroit River in late 1970's. New pilot house in 1962. Converted to a barge in 1970.
Remarks:
Owners:
1) Grand Trunk Ry.
2) Canadian National Railways (as successor to GT Ry)
3) Detroit-Windsor Barge Line
Registry number: C. 88629
Hull number: 66
Vessel type: Car Ferry, Sidewheel
Height: 13
Width: 41.3
Length: 294
Stroke length: 108
Gross tonnage: 1571
Net tonnage: 908
Materials: Iron
Engine type: Horizontal, simple
Piston 1: twin
Piston 2: 50