Registry and Rig Information |
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| Name
|
WAUKETA |
| Registry
|
U.S. |
| Official Number
|
206077 |
| Rig
|
Propeller |
Dimensions and Tonnage |
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| Length
|
175.00 |
| Width
|
38.33 |
| Depth
|
14.42 |
| Gross Tonnage
|
543.00 |
| Net Tonnage
|
267.00 |
| Hull Material
|
Steel |
| Hull Number
|
00113 |
Vessel History |
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| Rebuilds
|
Converted from excursion vessel to ferry, 1946 (179.75 x 38.33 x 14.16; 588 gross - 266 net). |
| History
|
Ran Toledo-Detroit-Port Huron, stopping at Tashmoo Park. Taken to Coast in 1929 and ran in excursion trade around New York-Long Island Sound. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. purchased her in 1944 and used her as ferry connecting Newport News and Norfolk, VA. After highway bridge was built over James River in 1952, they shifted to buses and vessel was sold for scrap. |
| Disposition
|
Scrapped at Baltimore, MD, in 1952. |
Build Information |
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| Builder
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Toledo Ship Building Co. |
| Place Built
|
Toledo, OH |
| Date Built
|
1909-00-00 |
Source |
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| Source
|
HCGL |
