Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Around the Lakes, p. 158

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PASSENGER AND FREIGHT METAL STEAMER WISCONSIN. BUILT BY THE DETROIT DRY DOCK COMPANY OWNED BY THE DETROIT, GRAND HAVEN A MILWAUKEE RAILWAY. Yard No. 49. Built in 788J. Length, over all............................................................... 215 feet o inches Beam............................................................. ....... ...... 34 " 6 " Depth........................................................................... 14 " 4 " Gross tonnage 1181.66, net 1020.19. Engines, compound, 27 and 44 by 40 inches. Boiler, one cylindrical, 10 by 16 feet. Special Features: Carries freight and passengers across Lake Michigan all the year, encountering gales and heavy ice in the winter. Has been in this service thirteen years and rates Ai. 158

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