Put-in-Bay

1911                                  Put-in-Bay                                  1953

 

Steel day excursion passenger vessel

 

Built at Wyandotte MI by Detroit Shipbuilding Co., Hull 186
Launched March 25, 1911

240’ LOA, 227’ LBP, 46’ beam, 17’3” depth

5 decks, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 3000 IHP

Enrolled at Detroit MI June 15, 1911 (#78)
226.0 x 46.5 x 17.6, 1182 GT, 731 NT     US 208636     to:
Ashley & Dustin Steamer Line, Detroit MI (home port Detroit MI)

Sold for scrap 1953 to T. H. Browning and David Lowe.  Towed into Lake St. Clair Oct 3, 1953, where her wooden superstructure was burned off.  Hull scrapped at River Rouge MI.

 

See history in Great Lakes Ships We Remember p. 334

 

 

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