Seeandbee - Old photos
Seeandbee
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The Seeandbee was the only four-stack passenger steamer to ever sail the Great Lakes.
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The Seeandbee under way. She could travel the equivalent of 22 miles per hour.
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The Seeandbee was 500 feet long, the longest steamer on the Great Lakes when she was launched in 1912.
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The Seeandbee under way
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The Seeandbee at Mackinac Island
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An aerial view gives an idea of just how big the Seeandbee was. Note the people, for scale.
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The Seeandbee at dock
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The Seeandbee checked in at 500 feet long.
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The Seeandbee was the largest passenger vessel to ply the Great Lakes at the time she entered service in 1913.
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The Seeandbee was designed by master naval architect Frank Kirby.
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The Seeandbee sending up massive clouds of smoke
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The Seeandbee at dock
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The Seeandbee at dock at night, at Mackinac Island.