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Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection

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Champlain.
Original Name:Champlain.
Other Names:City of Charlevoix. 1888
Kansas.
Owner:Northern Transportation Co., Ogdensburg, New York
Northern Michigan Transportation Co., Chicago
Michigan Transit Co., Chicago
Builder:A.C. Keating
Engine Builder:Cuyahoga Steam Furnace Co.
Samuel F. Hodge & Co.
Year Built:1870
Location Built:United States New York Ogdensburg
Year Engine Built:1870
Location Engine Built:
Final Disposition:Junked, 1925, Manistee, Michigan by Manistee Lumber Co.
Notes:Rebuilt, 1894, new engines. Great Lakes Register and Underwriters' Directory, 1876 and American Bureau Record (Great Lakes Division], say vessel built by A.C. Keating, Ogdensburg, New York, 1870. USMV says 1870, Cleveland
Registry Number:US. 5848
Hull Number:None
Vessel Type:Passenger and freight, propellor
Length:135.2 ft.
Width:26 ft.
Height:11.6 ft.
Gross Tonnage:438 t.
Net Tonnage:357 t.
Materials:Wood
Engine Type:High pressure, non-condensing
Piston #1:24 in.
Piston #2:46 in.
Stroke Length:34 in.

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