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SS Spartan sailing on Lake Michigan in her prime
History
United States
Name
SS Spartan
Namesake
Michigan State University
Owner
Interlake Maritime Services
Builder
Christy Corporation, Sturgeon Bay, WI
Yard number
Hull No. 369
Launched
4 January 1952
Christened
6 September 1952
In service
October 1952
Out of service
November 1979
Identification
Official No. 264500
IMO number: 5336387
Nickname(s)
The mighty Spartan
Status
Inactive
General characteristics
Type
Passenger, and automobile car ferry
Tonnage
4,244 gross tons
Length
410 ft 6 in (125.12 m)
Beam
59 ft 6 in (18.14 m)
Depth
24 ft (7.32 m) molded depth
Installed power
Steam, coal-fired
Propulsion
Two compound Skinner Unaflow steam engines, totaling 7,560 hp (5.64 MW); four Foster-Wheeler water-tube type D boilers, 450 psi (3.10 MPa)
Speed
18 mph (15.6 kn; 29.0 km/h)
Capacity
620 passengers, 180 automobiles, also tour buses, RVs, motorcycles, and commercial trucks
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