Posted by Mike Passwater on May 16, 19100 at 22:08:56:
In Reply to: City of Milwaukee ship posted by Matt on May 09, 19100 at 14:38:39:
: As I posted below, I am looking for the ship "City of Milwaukee". The ship does exist and a
: web site I found is trying to promote it to a historical landmark. They had a picture of it at
: the web site. The only problem is that the modern picture shows the ship has two stack,
: one behind the other. The old picture I have shows two stacks, side by side. The old ship is
: clearly marked "City of Milwaukee". Is it possible that this is a different ship? Could the old ship
: have been rebuilt? Anyone have any info?
: Matt
Matt
Most likely it is two different ships. The one that you saw a picture of, with the stacks side by side was built by the Goodrich Transportation Company in 1881 (Reference book:Great Lake Ships We Remember; revised edition; by the Marine Historical Society of Detroit).She was then sold to Graham & Morton Line and renamed Holland (she was placed on there Chicago to Holland run). Then sold to the Cosby Line and renamed the Muskegon, she ended her days by striking the Muskegon pierheads on October 28, 1919, with 29 people loss.
I couldn't find anything on the other ship and if I find something, I'll post it to you.
Mike