A painting by Great Lakes marine artist Howard Sprague showing the ship in white livery, as SS Christopher Columbus appeared in 1893.
History
United States
Name
SS Christopher Columbus
Owner
Columbian Whaleback Steamship Company (1893–1906)
Milwaukee & Chicago Transportation Co. (1906–1909)
Goodrich Transit Co. (1909–1933)
William F. Price (1933–1934)
Chriscarala Corp. (1934–1936)
Builder
American Steel Barge Company
Yard number
00128
Laid down
September 13, 1892
Launched
December 3, 1892
Christened
May 13, 1893
Out of service
1933
Homeport
Chicago, Illinois
Fate
scrapped 1936
General characteristics
Tonnage
1,511 GRT (4,279 m3)
Length
362 ft (110 m)
Beam
42 ft (13 m)
Depth
24 ft (7 m)
Propulsion
Six boilers powering two reciprocating triple expansion steam engines, single screw
Speed
17 knots (20 mph; 31 km/h)
Capacity
5,000 passengers
Notes
Only passenger whaleback ever built
The SS Christopher Columbus was an American excursion liner on the Great Lakes, in service between 1893 and 1933. She was the only whaleback ship ever built for passenger service. The ship was designed by Alexander McDougall, the developer and promoter of the whaleback design.[1]
Columbus was built between 1892 and 1893 at Superior, Wisconsin, by the American Steel Barge Company. Initially, she ferried passengers to and from the World's Columbian Exposition. Later, she provided general transportation and excursion services to various ports around the lakes.
At 362 feet (110 m), the ship was the longest whaleback ever built, and reportedly also the largest vessel on the Great Lakes when she was launched.[2]Columbus is said to have carried more passengers during her career than any other vessel on the Great Lakes.[2] After a career lasting four decades, she was retired during the Great Depression and scrapped in 1936 by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company at Manitowoc, Wisconsin.[3][4]
^Ebeling, Charles W. (Fall 2001). "You Call That Damn Thing a Boat?". American Heritage of Invention & Technology. 17 (2). American Heritage Publishing. ISSN 8756-7296. OCLC 11638224. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
^ abBailod, Brendon. "Columbus information page". Ship-wreck.com. Archived from the original on 2008-08-28. Retrieved March 25, 2008.
^"Christopher Columbus page of Vessel Index". Historical Collections of the Great Lakes. Bowling Green State University. Retrieved August 18, 2007. Note: follow URL, then search by vessel name "Christopher Columbus" to find page with stats cited.
^McNeil, William R.; Messmer, Jack. "The Great Lakes Vessel Extracts". Maritime History of the Great Lakes. Retrieved August 18, 2007.
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