Car Ferry Roster

A listing of the Ann Arbor and Pere Marquette car ferries which called on the Green Bay Route at Kewaunee, and their dates of service.

Ferries at Kewaunee
Ann Arbor No. 7 and Pere Marquette No. 21 at Kewaunee (1947)	Loading WRX reefers into Ann Arbor No. 7.

Cross-lake connections at Kewaunee began in January 1892 when the Lackawanna Railroad steam ship Osceola started break-bulk service to the Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan RR in Frankforrt, Mich. TAA&NM (later Ann Arbor) car ferries first called on Kewaunee on November 27 of that year. The Pere Marquette began serving Kewaunee from Ludington, Mich. in August 1903.

By the 1950s, 40% of AA's ferry traffic went through Kewaunee. They typically had two sailings to Kewaunee Monday through Saturday and one on Sunday. A cross-lake trip typically took 4ž hours. The AA served four routes with five ferries which sometimes led to irregular service. The C&O, with a larger fleet of boats and heavier reliance on passenger traffic, maintained a more regular schedule of crossings with additional boats dispatched as traffic demanded it.

This is only a listing of the AA and PM car ferries which would have serviced Kewaunee. Other ferries operated by other railroads served other cities on both the Wisconsin and Michigan side of Lake Michigan. More information and photos of the car ferries can be found at the Detroit Area Library Network web site.

ID	Boat	Owner	Built / Rebuilt		Retired	Length	Cars	Power	Design Speed	Notes
01	Ann Arbor No. 1	TAA&NM	1892		1910	260 ft	24	1830 HP	14 kts	First car ferry on Lake Michigan, first to Kewaunee on November 27, 1892. Wood hull.
02	Ann Arbor No. 2	TAA&NM	1892		1913	264 ft	24	1830 HP	14 kts	Wood hull. Used as a spare boat after AA No. 5 was added in 1910.
03	Ann Arbor No. 3	AA	1898			258 ft	20
				1923		306 ft	24	1400 HP	13 mph	Rebuilt with new engines.
				1950s	1960	306 ft	20			Capacity reduced when the hull was reinforced.
04	Ann Arbor No. 4	AA	1906			259 ft	22	1200 HP
04				1923	1937					Superstructure rebuilt extensively after sinking in Frankfort harbor. Only occasionally used in the 1930s because of decreased traffic.
05	Ann Arbor No. 5	AA	1910			360 ft	30	3000 HP	14 mph	First car ferry to have a sea gate. Typically assigned to the Frankfort - Manistique route because of its ice-breaking ability.
05				1964	1966					Converted to oil power. No change in size or capacity.
06	a. Ann Arbor No. 6	AA	1918		1959	338 ft	26	2500 HP	14 mph	Built as Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway Maitland No. 2 but purchased by the AA prior to the boat being completed (Maitland No. 1 had been chartered for several months in 1916).
06	b. Arthur K. Atkinson			1959	1982	384 ft	30	5500 HP	18 mph	AA No. 6 lengthened, modernized, and two 12 cylinder Nordberg non-reversing diesel engines installed. Out of service with a broken a crankshaft 1973 - 1980. Court testimony in 1980 indicated there had been adequate insurance to cover the repairs.
07	a. Ann Arbor No. 7	AA	1925		1965	348 ft	30	2700 HP	14 mph	Built to standard plan of Manitowoc Shipbuilding (first used by Pere Marquette 21 & 22).
07	b. Viking			1965	1982			5500 HP	19 mph	AA No. 7 rebuilt with EMD 567D1 diesel engines and a raised upper deck to handle bi- and tri- level autorack freight cars.
08	a. Wabash	AA	1927			366 ft	32	2700 HP	14 mph
08	b. City of Green Bay			1963	1972					Wabash renamed when the Ann Arbor RR was acquired by the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton RR.
09	City of Milwaukee	GT	1931		1981	348 ft	30	2700 HP	14 mph	Built to standard plan of Manitowoc Shipbuilding. Chartered to Ann Arbor in 1978 as replacement ferry while Arthur K. Atkinson was out of service.
10	a. Pere Marquette	F&PM	1896			337 ft	30	3000 HP		First steel hulled car ferry on Lake Michigan.
10	b. Pere Marquette No. 15	PM		1924	1935					Renamed after Pere Marquette merger in 1901. Although always referred to by railroad personnel as the 15, the name change was not formally made until 1924.
11	a. Shenango No.2	PS&E	1895			282 ft	26	2000 HP		Owned by Pittsburg, Shenango & Erie Railroad, leased by Detroit, Grand Rapids & Western. Typically assigned to the Milwaukee - Muskegon route. Wood hull.
	b. Muskegon	DGR&W		1897						Shenango No.2 renamed after purchase by DGR&W. Typically assigned to the Milwaukee - Ludington route.
	c. Pere Marquette 16	PM		1901	1907					Muskegon renamed after Pere Marquette merger. PM service to Kewaunee did not begin until 1903. Used in Lake Erie service from 1904 onward.
12	Pere Marquette 17	PM	1901		1940	338 ft	30	2300 HP
13	Pere Marquette 18 (1)	PM	1902		1910	338 ft	30	3000 HP	14 mph
14	Pere Marquette 19	PM	1903		1940	338 ft	30	2280 HP		Only occasionally used in the 1930s because of decreased traffic.
15	Pere Marquette 20	PM	1903		1938	338 ft	30	2280 HP		Only occasionally used in the 1930s because of decreased traffic.
16	Pere Marquette 18 (2)	PM	1911		1954	338 ft	30	2500 HP		Laid up during railroad strike on 1952.07.04 and never again operated. Sold to Luria Bros. of Chicago 1957.08 and scrapped later that year.
17	Pere Marquette 21	PM	1924		1953	348 ft	30	2700 HP	14 mph	Built to standard plan of Manitowoc Shipbuilding. Additional passenger accommodations added in 1937.
17				1953	1972	388 ft	32	4500 HP	18 mph	Lengthened and repowered with a Skinner Unaflow engine.
18	Pere Marquette 22	PM	1924		1952	348 ft	30	2700 HP	14 mph	Built to standard plan of Manitowoc Shipbuilding. Additional passenger accommodations added in 1937.
18				1952	1971	388 ft	32	4500 HP	18 mph	Lengthened and repowered with a Skinner Unaflow engine.
19	City of Saginaw 31	PM	1929		1967	369 ft	32	7200 HP	18 mph
20	City of Flint 32	PM	1930		1968	369 ft	32	7200 HP	18 mph
21	City of Midland 41	PM	1941		1988	389 ft	34	6362 HP	18 mph	Rarely assigned to the Soo Line at Manitowoc because of tight clearance in the turning basin.
22	Spartan 42	C&O	1952		1982	410 ft	34	7560 HP	18 mph	Launched 1952.01.04, maiden voyage 1952.10.23 after a July - October carferry strike that year. Rarely assigned to the Soo Line at Manitowoc because of tight clearance in the turning basin.
23	Badger 43	C&O	1953		1990	410 ft	34	7560 HP	18 mph	Launched 1952.09.06, maiden voyage 1953.03.21. Last carferry to Kewaunee on 1990.11.16. Spar (cabin) raised 18" for bi- and tri- level autorack freight cars in 1964. Rarely assigned to the Soo Line at Manitowoc because of tight clearance in the turning basin.