Ste. Claire (passenger steamboat)

Infobox_nrhp | name =STE. CLAIRE (steamer)
nrhp_type = nhl

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caption =
location= OhioFact|date=April 2008
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 39
lat_seconds = 56
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 83
long_minutes = 34
long_seconds = 31
long_direction = W
locmapin = Ohio
area =
built =1910
architect= Kirby,Frank E.; Toledo Shipbuilding Co.
architecture= Other
designated= July 06, 1992cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1807&ResourceType=Structure
title=Ste. Claire |accessdate=2008-04-07|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = November 02, 1979cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=79001177

"STE. CLAIRE" (steamer), also known as "Steamer STE. CLAIRE", is a ship located in Toledo, Ohio that was formerly located in Detroit, Michigan. It was declared a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1992.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/79001177.pdf National Register of Historic Places Registration: "Ste. Claire" / Steamer "Ste. Claire"] |32 KB|date=November 1, 1991 |author=Bill Worden and the National Maritime Initiative |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/79001177.pdf "Accompanying four photos, from 1910, c.1915, c.1966, and undated"] |32 KB]

The ship was designed by Frank E. Kirby, who also designed the Columbia (steamer).

According to the National Park Service, "Ste. Claire was launched at Toledo Shipbuilding Company in 1910, and entered service later that year as part of the fleet operated by the Detroit & Windsor Ferry Company. For 81 years, this vessel carried passengers to Bois Blanc (Bob-Lo) Island, a record of service on a single run unequalled in U.S. maritime history." However, the claim is completely false: it is undermined by the fact that the Columbia served on the very same run for a slightly longer time, which the NRHP registration document makes clear.

ee also

*Columbia (steamer)

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