Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Detroit Marine Historian, v. 40, n. 7 (March 1987), p. 3

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3 © ° . semen voce ue Sea VIRGINIA at Muskegon Photo by Late Ken Smith VIRGINIA (ex BERKELEY, 3930) Steel coastwise passenger liner, built in 1902 at Richmond, Virginia by W. R. Trigg & Co. 202 x 39 x 16; 1075 gross tons. Came to Great Lakes in 1923 for Pere Marquette Line Steamers and became part of Wisconsin & Michigan Steamship Co. in 1935. Went back to Atalntic during World War II and both reported as lost by enemy action, May 12, 1942 and as in existence as shown in Lloyd's Register for 1951 and in the Record of the American Bureau wo for the same year. Final disposition data desired. KATE WILLIAMS Author's Collection KATE WILLIAMS (U.S. 14040) Wooden rafting and salvage tug, built at Cleveland in 1862 by Louis LaFranier for the Winslow Fleet. 113 x 21 x 10; 164 gross tons. Chartered by Crosby in 1900. Finally abandoned due to age in 1917 after several years of inactivity. Last owner was Martin Dredge Co., Escanaba. cs

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