SS Marquette & Bessemer No. 2
Marquette & Bessemer No.2 being blasted free of ice | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Marquette & Bessemer No. 2 |
| Owner | Marquette & Bessemer Dock & Navigation Company |
| Builder | American Ship Building Company of Cleveland, Ohio |
| Completed | 1905 |
| Fate | Lost in a storm on December 8, 1909, with 30–38 passengers and crew (2 absentees) |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Car Ferry |
| Tonnage | 2,514 GRT |
| Length | 338 ft (103 m) |
| Beam | 54 ft (16 m) |
| Depth | 19.5 ft (5.9 m) |
| Installed power | Coal fired steam engine |
| Crew | 30–38 |
SS Marquette & Bessemer No. 2 was a train ferry that sank with the loss of between 30 and 38 lives on Lake Erie on December 8, 1909.