SS Alabama
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NameAlabama
BuilderManitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Yard number36
LaunchedDecember 18, 1909
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Alabama |
| Builder | Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin |
| Yard number | 36 |
| Launched | December 18, 1909 |
| Out of service | 1946 |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Great Lakes passenger steamer |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 275 ft (84 m) o/a |
| Beam | 44 ft 6 in (13.56 m) |
| Depth | 17 ft 1 in (5.21 m) |
| Propulsion |
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SS Alabama was a steamship that served on the Great Lakes.
Alabama was built by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, in 1909. She was 275 ft (84 m) in length, had a 46 ft (14 m), 6 in (15 cm) beam, and drew 17 ft 1 in (5.21 m) She was equipped with a 2,200 horsepower quadruple expansion steam engine and a three coal-burning Scotch marine boilers.