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SS City Of Midland 41 leaving Ludington in July 1976
History
United States
Name
SS City of Midland 41
Namesake
Midland, Michigan
Operator
Pere Marquette Railway (1941–1947)
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (1947–1983)
Michigan-Wisconsin Transportation Company (1983–1988)
Route
Ludington, MI to Milwaukee, WI,
Ludington, MI to Manitowoc, WI, and
Ludington, MI to Kewaunee, WI
Builder
Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company
Cost
$ 1.75 million
Yard number
Hull number 311
Launched
September 18, 1940
Completed
March 1941
Maiden voyage
March 12, 1941
Out of service
November 1988
Identification
Official No. 240326
IMO number: 5073894
Nickname(s)
Queen of the Lakes
Fate
Cut to barge in 1997
General characteristics
Tonnage
3968
Length
406 ft (123.75 m)
Beam
58.2 ft (17.74 m)
Installed power
Steam (Coal-fired)
Propulsion
Two Skinner Engine Company Unaflow engines
Speed
18 mph (15.6 kn; 29.0 km/h)
Capacity
72 staterooms, 50 automobiles, 34 freight cars on four tracks
SS City of Midland 41 was a train ferry serving the ports of Ludington, Michigan, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and Kewaunee, Wisconsin, for the Pere Marquette Railway and its successor, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway from 1941 until 1988. The ferry was named after the city of Midland, Michigan.
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