SS Lansdowne
paddle steamer
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- SS Lansdowne
- IMO number
- 5203451
- MMSI
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- Call sign
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- Flag
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- Vessel type
- paddle steamer
- Gross tonnage
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- Deadweight (DWT)
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- Length overall
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- Beam
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- Year built
- 1884
- Builder
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- Registered owner
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- Operator
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Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About SS Lansdowne
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). It was a sidewheeler, and at the time of its retirement it was the last sidewheeler serving on the Great Lakes, although in 1975 the sidewheel ferry Trillium returned to active service at Toronto after many years in layup. Lansdowne was captained by Nick Saad from 1942 to 1969 until his retirement, when he was relieved by his son James Saad-Miller. Capt. Jim Miller was last to man her under her own power, when she blew the cylinder head of the port engine coming out of Detroit Slip on midnight watch in 1970.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is SS Lansdowne now?
- SS Lansdowne has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is SS Lansdowne?
- SS Lansdowne is a paddle steamer, built in 1884.
- Has SS Lansdowne been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for SS Lansdowne appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).