SS Midland City
SS Midland City on Georgian Bay | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name |
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| Namesake | Maud Gildersleeve |
| Owner |
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| Launched | 16 August 1871 |
| Sponsored by | Maud Gildersleeve |
| Completed | August 1871 |
| Fate | Grounded and burned as breakwater 1955 |
| General characteristics 1871–1895 | |
| Type | Steamboat |
| Tonnage |
|
| Length | 114 ft (35 m) |
| Beam |
|
| Draft | 3 ft (0.91 m) |
| Depth | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
| Installed power | 200 hp (150 kW) Compound steam engine |
| Propulsion | 13 ft (4.0 m) sidewheels |
| Speed | 13 miles per hour (21 km/h) |
| Capacity | 550 passengers |
| General characteristics 1895–1922 | |
| Tonnage |
|
| Length | 153 ft (47 m) |
| Beam | 35 ft (11 m) |
| General characteristics 1922–1933 | |
| Tonnage | 580 GT |
| General characteristics 1933– | |
| Tonnage | 580 GT |
| Installed power | 300 hp (220 kW) diesel |
SS Midland City was originally a Canadian side-wheel steamboat that provided passenger and cargo transportation on the Great Lakes from 1871 until 1955. Originally named Maud, then America, she underwent several extensive refits over her 84-year service, and saw several owners. The ship was intentionally run aground and burnt to the waterline in 1955 near the mouth of the Wye River in Midland Bay. The wreck is intact and visible above the water to this day, where it acts as a breakwater for the Wye Heritage Marina and local attraction.