Ste. Claire (passenger steamboat)
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| Name: | Ste. Claire |
| Operator: | Detroit & Windsor Ferry Company |
| Builder: | Toledo Shipbuilding Company |
| Yard number: | Hull 116 |
| Launched: | 7 May 1910 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | 190 feet long, 50 |
| Tonnage: | 870 (gross), 507 (net) |
| Length: | 190 ft (58 m) |
| Beam: | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Draft: | 14.5 ft (4.4 m) |
| Depth: | 17.3 ft (5.3 m) |
| Installed power: | Triple expansion reciprocating steam engine |
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Ste. Claire (steamer)
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| Location: | Michigan[citation needed] |
| Coordinates: | 42°15′37″N 83°7′25.5″W / 42.26028°N 83.123750°WCoordinates: 42°15′37″N 83°7′25.5″W / 42.26028°N 83.123750°W |
| Built: | 1910 |
| Architect: | Kirby,Frank E.; Toledo Shipbuilding Co. |
| Architectural style: | Other |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 79001177 |
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| Added to NRHP: | November 2, 1979[1] |
| Designated NHL: | July 6, 1992[2] |
SS Ste. Claire is a steamship that was formerly located in Detroit, Michigan. She was declared a US National Historic Landmark in 1992.[2][2][3]
The ship was designed by Frank E. Kirby, who also designed the SS Columbia.
"Ste. Claire was launched at Toledo Shipbuilding Company in 1910, and entered service later that year as part of the fleet operated by the Detroit & Windsor Ferry Company. For 81 years, this vessel carried passengers to Bois Blanc (Bob-Lo) Island, a record of service on a single run unequalled in U.S. maritime history."[2] However, the latter part of the claim is false: it is undermined by the fact that the Columbia served on the same run for a slightly longer time, which the NRHP registration document makes clear.[3]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ^ a b c d "Ste. Claire". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
- ^ a b Worden, Bill (1 November 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Ste. Claire / Steamer Ste. Claire". National Maritime Initiative. National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-08-28. and
"Accompanying four photos, from 1910, c.1915, c.1966, and undated". Retrieved 2012-08-28.
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