Ste. Claire (passenger steamboat)
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| History | |
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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 | Toledo, Ohio |
| Built | 1910 |
| Architect | Kirby,Frank E.; Toledo Shipbuilding Co. |
| Architectural style | Other |
| NRHP Reference # | 79001177 |
| Significant dates | |
| 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 Boblo Island, a record of service on a single run unequaled 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] After the island park closed in 1993, she fell into disrepair. In 2003 she was towed to Toledo, Ohio, where she has been undergoing restoration.
A partial restoration of both ships, Columbia and Ste. Clair, was made for the 2014 feature film Transformers: Age of Extinction.[4]
See also
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ste. Claire (ship, 1910). |
- Southwestern Ontario Digital Archive: S.S. Ste. Claire of Bob-Lo Excursion Co.
- Ste. Clair Restoration Project
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