115 (barge)
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115 was an American whaleback barge in service between 1891 and 1899. She was built between May and August 1891, in Superior, Wisconsin by Alexander McDougall's American Steel Barge Company, for the "
115 in 1896, in Conneaut, Ohio, with the barge 118 in the background
SS Christopher Columbus
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The SS Christopher Columbus was an American excursion liner on the Great Lakes, in service between 1893 and 1933. She was the only whaleback ship ever built for passenger service. The ship was designe
115 (barge)
…in Everett, Washington, which built the steamer City of Everett. Despite McDougall's further efforts to promote the design with the excursion liner Christopher Columbus, whalebacks never caught on, with only 44 of them being built. 115 (also known as Barge 115, No.115, or Whaleback 115) was constructed in 1891, in…
A painting by Great Lakes marine artist Howard Sprague showing the ship in white livery, as SS Christopher Columbus appeared in 1893.
Hull under construction, showing turrets on which the decks were placed
Moored at Rush Street Bridge on Chicago River
White livery