The Milwaukee when she was named Manistique-Marquette & Northern No. 1
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History | |
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United States | |
Name |
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Owner |
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Builder | American Ship Building Company, Cleveland, Ohio |
Yard number | 413 |
Launched | December 6, 1902 |
In service | 1903 |
Out of service | 1929 |
Identification | Official number: 93363 |
Fate | Sank, October 22, 1929 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Tonnage | |
Length | 338 ft (103 m) |
Beam | 56 ft (17 m) |
Depth | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
MILWAUKEE (steam screw) Shipwreck | |
Nearest city | Fox Point, Wisconsin |
Coordinates | 43°08′11″N 87°49′56″W / 43.136317°N 87.832283°W |
Built | 1902 |
Architect | American Ship Building Company |
Architectural style | Train ferry |
NRHP reference No. | 15000479 [2] |
Added to NRHP | July 27, 2015 |
SS Milwaukee was a train ferry that served on Lake Michigan. It was launched in 1902 and sank with all hands off Milwaukee on October 22, 1929. Fifty-two men were lost with the vessel.