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SS Spartan sailing on Lake Michigan in her prime
History
SS SpartanUnited States
NameSS Spartan
NamesakeMichigan State University
OwnerInterlake Maritime Services
BuilderChristy Corporation, Sturgeon Bay, WI
Yard numberHull No. 369
Launched4 January 1952
Christened6 September 1952
In serviceOctober 1952
Out of serviceNovember 1979
Identification
  • Official No. 264500
  • IMO number: 5336387
Nickname(s)The mighty Spartan
StatusInactive
General characteristics
TypePassenger, and automobile car ferry
Tonnage4,244 gross tons
Length410 ft 6 in (125.12 m)
Beam59 ft 6 in (18.14 m)
Depth24 ft (7.32 m) molded depth
Installed powerSteam, coal-fired
PropulsionTwo 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)
Speed18 mph (15.6 kn; 29.0 km/h)
Capacity620 passengers, 180 automobiles, also tour buses, RVs, motorcycles, and commercial trucks

SS Spartan is a railroad car ferry on Lake Michigan owned by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) from 1952 through 1979. It alternated routes from Ludington, Michigan, to Milwaukee, Kewaunee, and Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

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