SS Milwaukee Clipper

SS *Milwaukee Clipper*
	The SS Milwaukee Clipper in September, 2024.
History
United States
Name	Juniata (1904–c.1940); Milwaukee Clipper (c.1940–);
Owner	Pennsylvania Railroad (1904–1915); Great Lakes Transit Corporation (1915–1939); Illinois Steamship Company (1977–1990); Hammond, Indiana (1990–1997); SS Milwaukee Clipper Preservation, Inc. (1997–);
Operator	Milwaukee Clipper Preservation INC
Route	Muskegon to Milwaukee
Ordered	1904
Builder	American Shipbuilding Company; Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company (modernization);
Way number	1190
Laid down	1904
Launched	December 22, 1904
Christened	1904
Completed	1905
Acquired	1905
Maiden voyage	As rebuilt, June 3, 1941
Identification	IMO number: 5235375; Callsign: WA8201;
Status	Docked in Muskegon, Michigan
Notes	Museum Ship
General characteristics
Tonnage	4,333 GT, 2,619 NT (as built); 4,272 GT, 3,137 NT (rebuild);
Length	361 ft (110 m)
Beam	45 ft (14 m)
Height	89
Draft	19
Depth	28 ft (8.5 m)
Decks	6
Installed power	American Quadruple Expansion Steam
Propulsion	Single Screw
Speed	18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity	900 Passengers
Crew	55 Crew
Notes	Last Ship of Her Kind
	SS Milwaukee Clipper (passenger steamship)
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	Milwaukee Clipper docked at Muskegon, Michigan
Location	Grand Trunk Ferry Dock Muskegon, Michigan (formerly Chicago, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana)
Coordinates	43°13′19″N 86°17′45″W / 43.22194°N 86.29583°W
Area	Muskegon
Built	1904, Rebuilt 1941
Architect	American Shipbuilding Co. Redesigned in 1940 by George G. Sharp
Architectural style	Art Deco, Streamlined Moderne
NRHP reference No.	83003570
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 8, 1983
Designated NHL	April 11, 1989

SS Milwaukee Clipper, also known as SS Clipper , and formerly as SS Juniata, is a retired passenger ship and automobile ferry that sailed under two configurations and traveled on all of the Great Lakes except Lake Ontario. The vessel is now docked in Muskegon, Michigan.

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ "Milwaukee Clipper (passenger steamship)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on July 29, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2008.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[nhlsum-2] "Milwaukee Clipper (passenger steamship)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on July 29, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2008.

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