She was built by the F. W. Wheeler & Co. in 1896.
She was just over 337 feet long and had a capacity for 30 cars. She was
scrapped at Manitowoc in 1935.
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As the Muskegon. Anonomous.
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Pere Marquette 16 at Ludington,
MI. The only wooden carferry in the Pere Marquette fleet. Built by Craig
Shipbuilding Company at Toledo, Ohio in 1895 as Shenago No. 2. She
was sold and renamed Muskegon in 1898.
She became part of the Pere Marquette Railroad when it was reorganized
in 1901 and was renamed Pere Marquette 16. Damaged in 1907, she
was laid up until sold in 1917 and made into a barge, "Harriet B".
She sunk in a collision in 1922 in Lake Superior. Anonomous
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Stern view. Chesapeake
& Ohio Historical Society
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Pere Marquette 16 when she ran aground
at Ludington, Dec. 21, 1901. 28 k
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At Ludington, Michigan. Crew and passengers
being taken off the boat by the U.S. Life Saving Service using the Breeches
Buoy. December 21, 1901. Mary E. & Andy Perreault
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Pere Marquette 16 being pulled out of
Ludington by tug "Favorite" 1917. 29 k
The last time out.
She was built in Cleveland by the American
Ship Building Company in 1901. She was 338 feet long and had a capacity
for 30 cars. She was sold in 1940 to Michigan State Ferries and renamed
the City of Petosky. She was sold again in 1961 and scrapped at Ashtabula.
The next 3 photographs are of the 17 when she was bucking a North Easter
off Little Pt. Au Sauble on October 24, 1929. These photographs were sent
to me by Andrew Perreault, whose great-grandfather was Captain W.H. Van
Dyke, Master of the 17 at this time. The photographer was J.H. Ferris.
The first carferry to bear this name was built in Cleveland
in 1902. She was 338 feet long with a capacity for 30 cars. She sunk on
September 10, 1910 twenty miles off Sheboygan, WI. The second to bear this
name was built to replace the original 18. She was built in 1911 and was
retired in 1954 and sold for scrap in 1957.

She was built in 1903 and was 338 feet long with a
capacity for 30 cars. The Pere Marquette 19 was sold in 1940 and converted
into the pulp-wood barge Hilda.
Pere Marquette 20
She was built in 1903 in Cleveland. The Pere Marquette
20 was sold to the State of Michigan in 1938, and was rebuilt and renamed
the City of
Munising. She operated across the Straits of Macinac.
She was built at Manitowoc
in 1924 and was just inder 348 feet long. She was powered by two triple
expansion steam engines with 2,700 h.p. She was lengthened 40 feet in 1953
and given refitted with two Skinner
steeple compound, Unaflow steam engines for a combined h.p. of 4,500. She
was laid up in June 1972 and sold July 17, 1973. She was converted into
a barge at Milwaukee, and sank in a storm off Honduras in 1980.
She was built at Manitowoc
in 1924 and was just inder 348 feet long. As built, she had two triple
expansion steam engines with a total h.p. of 2,700. She was lengthened
40 feet in 1953 and refitted with two Skinner
steeple compound, Unaflow steam engines with a combined h.p. of 4,500.
She was laid up in November 1971 and sold July 17, 1973. She was converted
to a barge at Sorel, Quebec in July 1973. She was converted again to a
derrick scow and operated in the West Indies during the 80s.
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Launch, 1924. Mary
& Andy Perreault
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Pere Marquette 22 in drydock. Notice the smoke.Dan
Bissell
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Heading into the channel. * 23 k
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Beautiful colorized image by J.H. Ferris.Courtesy
of Daisy Frederickson Butler.
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Capt. W.H. Van Dyke, Str PM 22 in his cabin
(1935). Mary & Andy Perreault
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Str. Pere Marquette 22, Captain W.H. Van Dyke,
Master (1935) Mary & Andy Perreault
Photo by J.H. Ferris.
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Steamer 22
breaking
through heavy ice, Feb. 1936. Mary & Andy Perreault
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Bow view,
4 miles west of Ludington, Feb. 1936. Mary & Andy
Perreault
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Caught in a heavy
ice shove, Feb. 1936. Mary & Andy Perreault
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The wheelsman on the deck of the PERE MARQUETTE
22. Courtesy of Dave Petersen, photo by Erhardt Peters.
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Pere Marquette 22,
before being lengthened. (Chesapeake
& Ohio Historical Society)31 k
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Pere Marquette 22,
being lengthened. (Chesapeake
& Ohio Historical Society)25 k
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Pere Marquette 22,
after lengthening. (Chesapeake
& Ohio Historical Society)27 k
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Stern view. D. Bissell
(Chesapeake
& Ohio Historical Society)
Thanks, Steve!
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A capstan from the Pere
Marquette 22. M. Hanley 24 k
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Capstan, top.M.
Hanley 30 k
She was built by the Manitowoc
Shipbuilding Co. in 1929 with a length of 369 feet and a capacity for
32 cars. She caught on fire in 1971 and was sold for scrap 2 years later.
The next four images are of the 31 after she burned in Manitowoc, by
Chuck Truscott. Special thanks to Shawn Burgess-Keith.
The City of Flint made her last trip out of
Ludington at 2:30 a.m. on December 24, 1969, pulled by 2 tugs. She was
built in 1929 in Manitowoc, WI by the Manitowoc Ship
Building Corporation at a cost of $1,250,00 and had 40 staterooms and
5 parlors. She was powered by two steam turbines driving two General Electric
2,300 volt, 118 r.p.m. motors for a totat h.p. of 7,200. She was sold to
Norfolk and Western Railway Company to be converted into a river ferry
barge and renamed ROANOKE.
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City of Flint 32.,
port view (Chesapeake
& Ohio Historical Society)24 k
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City of Flint 32,
starboard view. (Chesapeake
& Ohio Historical Society) 26 k
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On the beach at Ludington (Amistice Day Storm).
* 20 k
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City of Flint 32,
taking on freight. (Chesapeake
& Ohio Historical Society) 34 k
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City of Flint 32, entering the channel.(Chesapeake
& Ohio Historical Society) 20 k
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Cruising past the Ludington lighthouse, circa
1940. Dave Petersen
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Loading at Ludington.
Bob Vande Vusse (Chesapeake & Ohio
Historical Society)
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Loading, 1948. Bev
Kennedy
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The CITY OF FLINT 32 arriving Ludington (taken
from the air). Dan Bissell collection.
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After an icy crossing.
Art Chavez collection, courtesy of the Milwaukee Public Library.
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At Ludington, 1964. Roger
Olson collection.
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Docked at Ludington, 1964. Roger
Olson collection.
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Color image of the City of Flint 32. Mike
Modderman collection.
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Color photo, at Ludington.
Harold "Lucky" Lafleur collection.
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Lifeboat No. 1, all that remains
in Ludington of the City of Flint. Taken 4/19/97 M.
Hanley 49 k
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Finally, as the ROANOKE, February 1994.
Special thanks to Shawn Burgess-Keith! Photo by Dave Wobser
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MORE about
the City of Flint and her first captain, Esten Bahle.
City of Midland 41
See the "City
of Midand, a Pictorial History"
Miscellaneous
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The Largest Carferry Fleet in the World!Lyle
Hanley 20 k Left to right: P.M. 22, USS Nevada, P.M. 21,
P.M. 15, P.M. 20, P.M. 19, P.M. 17, City of Saginaw 31, P.M. 18, City of
Flint 32.
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Railcat named Skipper is mascot of Pere Marquette
Ry. car-ferry fleet out of Ludington, Mich. He travels with freight cars
across Lake Michigan but always returns on the same boat. Railroad
Magazine 3/43, thanks to Bob Vande Vusse.
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Ariel view, early 50s with 6 boats at Ludington.
* 32 k From the top: PM 21,
City of Midland 41, PM 18 (II), PM 22, City of Saginaw 31, City of Flint
32.
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Stuck in the ice in 1936. L
to R City of Saginaw 31, PM 17, PM 19, * 18 k
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Stern view, left to right: City
of Midland, Arthur K. Atkinson, S.S. Spartan, S.S. Badger. M. Hanley 37
k
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Bow view, left to right: S.S.
Badger, S.S. Spartan, Arthur K. Atkinson, City of Midland. R. Anible 31
k
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View from Buttersville, April 1997. Jack
Clark 36 k
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Arthur K. Atkinson, stern view.M.
Hanley 29 k
* Public domain
Notes:
I am always looking for photographs and information, if you would like
to add your pictures to this site, email me at msh@carferries.com
Many of the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society photographs were
provided by Dan Bissell--thanks!
Thanks to Shawn Burgess-Keith , Steve Hanson, and Lyle Hanley for
clarifying some pictures for me.
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