SS ''Alabama'' was a

steamship A steamship, often referred to as a steamer, is a type of steam-powered vessel, typically ocean-faring and seaworthy, that is propelled by one or more steam engines that typically move (turn) propellers or paddlewheels. The first steamships ...

that served on the Great Lakes.

Construction

''Alabama'' was built by the

Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, was a major shipbuilder for the Great Lakes. It was founded in 1902, and made mainly steel ferry, ferries and ore haulers. During World War II, it built submarines, Landing Craft Ta ...

at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in 1909. She was in length, had a , beam, and drew She was equipped with a 2,200 horsepower quadruple expansion

steam engine A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. The steam engine uses the force produced by steam pressure to push a piston back and forth inside a cylinder. This pushing force can be trans ...

and a three coal-burning Scotch marine boilers.

Owners

''Alabamas first owner was the

Goodrich Transit Company Goodrich Transit Line or Goodrich Steamship Line or Goodrich Transportation Company or Goodrich Transit Company was a passenger steamship line operating in the Great Lakes region, principally in Lake Michigan in the 19th and early 20th century. ...

. After Goodrich Transit went bankrupt in 1933 she joined the Chicago, Duluth and Georgian Bay Transit Company, which also owned the and . In 1946, the Georgian Bay Line sold ''Alabama'' for conversion to barge service. She was moved to Detroit's Rouge River where her passenger cabins were removed and her hull renovated for use as a cargo barge to haul scrap metal. Purchased in 2005 by Dean Construction, she was towed to LaSalle, Ontario, Canada, that October, and was later scrapped.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alabama 1909 ships Great Lakes ships Steamships of the United States Barges of the United States Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Passenger ships of the United States Ships built in Manitowoc, Wisconsin