PS City of Erie
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The SS City of Erie was a sidewheeler steamboat on Lake Erie. It was famous for being one of the fastest ships on the Great Lakes, at the time. It also won a race against a newer, rival ship.
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Photochrom from 1902 depicting the City of Erie | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | S.S. City of Erie |
Namesake | Erie, Pennsylvania |
Owner | Cleveland Buffalo Transit Company |
Builder | Detroit Dry Dock Company |
Launched | February 26, 1898 |
Maiden voyage | June 19, 1898 |
Identification | US 127242 |
Fate | Scrapped in 1941[1] |
General characteristics | |
Type | Sidewheel steamer |
Tonnage | 2,498 GRT[2] |
Length | 316 ft (96 m)[3] |
Beam | 78 ft (24 m)[4] |
Height | 18 ft (5 m) |
Installed power | 2,200 ihp (1,600 kW) walking beam engine[1] |
Speed | 17.5 knots (32.4 km/h; 20.1 mph)[5] |
Capacity | 450 passengers[6] |
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