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SS Badger is a passenger and vehicle ferry in the United States that has been in service on Lake Michigan since 1953. Currently, the ship shuttles between Ludington, Michigan , and Manitowoc, Wisconsin , a distance of 62 miles (100 km), connecting U.S. Highway 10 (US 10) between those two cities.
Construction occurred in 1952 and 1953 at Sun Ship Building & Dry Dock Co., in Chester, Pennsylvania. She was launched on July 1, 1953. SS Badger Mariner was one of approximately 35 cargo ships of the C4-S-1a class designed and built to provide fast support for the US military, following the retirement of World War II liberty ships.
SS Alpena (1942) SS. Alpena. (1942) The SS Alpena (formerly the SS Leon Fraser) is a lake freighter. She was built in 1942 by the Great Lakes Engineering Works in Ecorse, Michigan, to carry iron ore. She was originally owned by the Pittsburgh Steamship Company, a subsidiary of United States Steel. After also hauling grain in addition to ore in ...
July 8, 2024 at 1:52 PM. MANITOWOC – The S.S. Badger was docked for the day July 8 in Ludington, Michigan, while the ship’s engineers and electricians made repairs caused by an electrical ...
MANITOWOC — The S.S. Badger is one step closer to hitting the waves now that work on its broken ramping system could begin as early as this week.. Lake Michigan Carferry, Inc., which owns the ...
SS Spartan (right) laid up in number 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 slip and her sister ship SS Badger docked at number 2 slip in Ludington, Michigan. In 1992, Ludington resident Charles Conrad formed Lake Michigan Carferry Service and acquired all three boats. [1] Originally, he planned begin service with the Badger then they would have the Spartan join her as ...
SS United States is a retired ocean liner built between 1950 and 1951 for United States Lines.She is the largest ocean liner constructed entirely in the United States and the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic in either direction, retaining the Blue Riband for the highest average speed since her maiden voyage in 1952, a title she still holds.
The Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company (ADDSCO) located in Mobile, Alabama, was one of the largest marine production facilities in the United States during the 20th century. It began operation in 1917, and expanded dramatically during World War II; with 30,000 workers, including numerous African Americans and women, it became the largest ...