COLONEL CARD

Registry and Rig Information

Name COLONEL CARD
Registry U.S.
Official Number U.S. ARMY
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 123.00
Width 28.00
Depth 12.00
Gross Tonnage 535.00
Hull Material Steel

Vessel History

Rebuilds Enrolled dimensions, 1923 and lengthened by Great Lakes Engineering Works, Ecorse, MI (172 x 28 x 10.58; 429 gross - 148 net). Widened in 1926 by Great Lakes Engineering Works, Ecorse, MI (172 x 44 x 10.58; 515 gross - 206 net).
History Ran across Straits of Mackinaw, as ferry, 1923-1940.
Disposition Apparently sold for scrap in June, 1952; dropped from American Bureau of Shipping Record in 1954.

Build Information

Builder Fabricated Shipbuilding Co.
Place Built Milwaukee, WI
Date Built 1919-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
BRIGADIER-GENERAL WILLIAM E. HORTON1940-00-001947-00-00U.S.U.S. ARMY
MACKINAW CITY1923-00-001940-00-00U.S.223692
MACKINAW CITY1947-00-001954-00-00U.S.223692

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
State of Michigan (Dept. of Highways)1923-00-001940-00-00U.S.223692
U.S. Army (Quartermaster Dept.)1919-00-001923-00-00U.S.U.S. ARMY
U.S. Army (Transportation Corps)1940-00-001946-00-00U.S.U.S. ARMY
U.S. Maritime Commission (New York & Keansburg Steamboat Co., Mgrs.)1946-00-001954-00-00U.S.223692