Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Detroit Marine Historian, v. 7, n. 7 (March 1954), p. 3

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Goodrich Fleet, continued from first page. 1874, CHICAGO Wooden sidewheeler, built at Manitowoc by Rand for the line. 747 g.t.,205 x 30. Engines and cabin fittings from MANITOWOC. Dismantled 1921. & 1880 CITY OF LUDINGTON ba mag a tae. built at Manitowoc by Rand & Burger r the line. 842 g.t. Rebuilt at Manitowoc, 1898, ee er to 196 x 35, 895 g.t., and renamed GEORGIA. Apandoned, 1928. 1881 ARCTIC Wooden tug, built at Manitowoc by Rand & Burger for the line. 71 tons. Abandoned, 1930. 1881 WISCONSIN iron propellor, package freighter, built at Wyandotte by Detroit Dry Dock Co. for the line. 204 x 35, 1181 g.t. Sold, 1884, later NAOMI, E.G.CROSBY, "GEN, ROBERT M.O'REILLY, E.G.CROSBY, PILGRIM. Bought by Goodrich, 1922, and renamed again WISCONSIN. Foundered off Kenosha, Wisconsin, 11-22-29. 1881 CITY OF MILWAUKEE Iron sidewheeler, built at Wyandotte by Detroit DD Co. for the line. 1148 g.t.,231 x 34. Sold, 1884, later Ce) MUSKEGON. Wrecked, Myskegon piers, 1919. 1882 MICHIGAN Iron propellor, package freighter, built at Wyandotte by Detroit DD.Co. for the line. 1183 g.t.,204 x 35. Sold, 1884. Sunk by ice off Grand Haven, 1885. 1889 CITY OF RACINE Wooden propellor, built at Manitowoc by Burger and Burger for the line. 1041 g.t.,225 oa x 40. Renamed ARIZONA, 1912. Sold, 1929, abandoned, Toledo,c.'38, 1890 INDIANA Wooden propellor, built at Manitowoc by Burger and Burger for the line. 1177 g.t.,225 oa x 35. Later lengthened to 245 oa. Abandoned, middle Thirties. 1891 ATLANTA Wooden propellor built by Cleveland Drydock Co. for the line. 1129 g.t.,220 oa x 32. Destroyed by fire = off Port Washington, Wisconsin, 1906. 1891 VIRGINIA Steel twin screw express passenger liner, built at Cleveland by Globe S.B.Co. for the line. 1606 g.t., 285 oa z 38. Described at the time as "The finest ship that flies the American Flag." Sold, 1917, later U.S.S.BLUE RIDGE, and AVALON. Scrapped at San Pedro, California, 1952. (Note: Our masthead cut this month shows the VIRGINIA as she originally appeared. The cut is taken from a label of a can of peas packed by the Lakeside Canning Co. of Manitowoc, which for many years used this view or the ship as its ti@ademark. Ed. 1896 I Wooden propellor, built at Manitowoc yy Burger and Burger for the line. 1157 g.t.,225 x 36. Wood- work and interior fittings from MENOMINER. Sunk by ice jt oo. ee 2-4-15. kK RR KOK OK KOK OK KOK OK ORK OK OK * x kK RK KK KK KK KK K Below: The Goodrich propellors ocoNTo (lett), “a ATLANTA.

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