Travel
S.S. Badger Lake Michigan CarFerry
- Item Number
- 106
- Estimated Value
- 242 USD
- Sold
- 175 USD to jn72b5174
- Number of Bids
- 9 - Bid History
Item Description
The certificate will entitle the bearer to round-trip passenger fares for two adults without an automobile aboard the SS Badger.
The S.S. Badger offers the largest cross-lake passenger service on the Great Lakes and an authentic steamship experience. The relaxing four-hour, 60-mile cruise takes passengers, autos, RVs, tour buses, motorcycles, bicycles, and commercial trucks across Lake Michigan between Ludington, Michigan and Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Dimensions:
- Length: 410 feet, 6 inches
- Width: 59 feet, 6 inches
- Height: 106 feet, 9 inches (7 stories)
- Weight: 6650 tons displaced
Amenities: Outside deck areas, deli-style snack bar, buffet-style dining area, private staterooms, upper deck lounge, aft end lounge, video arcade, children's playroom, gift shop/ship's store, free quiet room/museum, two free TV lounges, free movie lounge!
Staterooms: 40
Propellers: Two cast steel, 4-blade propellers, 13' 10'' in diameter and weighing 13,800 pounds each
Anchors: Two Stockless anchors weighing 7,000 pounds each
Engines: Two Skinner Unaflow four-cylinder steam engines rated 3,500 horsepower at 125 RPM (total 7,000 horsepower). The Badger's propulsion system burns domestic fuel, and is designated as a mechanical engineering landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Boilers: Four Foster-Wheeler "D - type" coal-burning
Average speed: 18 miles per hour (15.6 knots)
Number of crew members on each trip: 50-60
Capacity: 600 passengers, 180 automobiles, tour buses, RVs, motorcycles, and commercial trucks
Number of crossings per season: Approx. 450
Years in service: Built and launched in 1952; began daily service on March 21, 1953
Item Special Note
The certificate may be redeemed through the 2016 sailing season. Recipient to telephone and make a reservation for the passage.
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