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SS Greater Detroit was a sidewheel steamer on Lake Erie that was launched in 1923. It was operated by the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company and carried passengers between Detroit , Michigan and Buffalo , New York .
On December 8, 1927, the Tashmoo snapped its moorings during a gale and starting drifting up the Detroit River. [6] It collided with a ferry and was found further upstream, stopped by the Belle Isle Bridge. [6] Two tugboats pulled the Tashmoo away from bridge, but the cables broke again and the ship once again headed for the bridge.
City of Detroit III cost $1,500,000 to build ($49.1 million in 2023 dollars) and was ornately furnished. [4] Forty percent of the steamer's width was situated over the wheels , allowing room for many amenities like salons, a palm court and a winery to be built into the vessel. [ 7 ]
SS Lansdowne was a railroad car ferry built in 1884 by the Wyandotte Shipyard of the Detroit Dry Dock Company. It was used as a steamer from 1884 until 1970 between Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, across the Detroit River. At the time of its construction it was the longest ship on the Great Lakes at 312 feet (95 m). [1]
How red-hot Detroit Tigers landed in MLB playoff perch: 'No pressure, no fear' Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY. Updated September 23, 2024 at 10:36 AM.
A paper in Detroit, Michigan, subsequently listed nine other vessels (including the City of Erie) that could have easily beat the City of Chicago. The list failed to mention the newest ship built for Detroit's White Star Line, the Tashmoo. The Tashmoo, also designed by Kirby, was built in 1900 and was built specifically for speed. [8]
Detroit Tigers pitcher Tyler Holton (87) delivers a pitch against Cleveland Guardians during the first inning of Game 1 of ALDS at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024.
The PS Anthony Wayne (also known as Anthony B. Wayne or General Wayne) was an early wooden-hulled sidewheel steamship [A] that sank on April 28, 1850, in Lake Erie off the coast of Vermilion, Ohio, after two of her starboard side boilers exploded. The number of people on board the ship at the time of incident is estimated to be about 100.