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SS Badger is a passenger and vehicle ferry in the United States that has been in service on Lake Michigan since 1953. Currently, the ship shuttles between Ludington, Michigan , and Manitowoc, Wisconsin , a distance of 62 miles (100 km), connecting U.S. Highway 10 (US 10) between those two cities.
SS Badger State may refer to: . SS Badger State (1919), a possible name assigned to the transport SS American Legion (1919) before she was launched; SS Badger State (1943), a cargo ship launched in 1943 and sunk in 1970, and that served in the United States Navy as the transport USS Starlight (AP-175) from 1944 to 1945
In December 2020, SS Badger was acquired by the Interlake Steamship Company. [11] The deal also included acquisition of the tug USS Undaunted (ATA-199) (renamed MT Undaunted), deck barge SS City of Midland 41 (renamed ATB Pere Marquette 41), and SS Badger sister ship SS Spartan, currently in long-term lay-up.
The SS Badger made its first voyage on March 21, 1953. Its last operational voyage was Nov. 16, 1990, but it was revived in May 1992.
Badger's 2024 season: SS Badger is ‘back, better and stronger.’ What to know about the car ferry's first sail and 2024 sailing season on Lake Michigan.
SS Ann Arbor No. 6 (1917), renamed Arthur K. Atkinson in 1959, served a route from Frankfort, Michigan to Manitowoc, Wisconsin from 1980-1982; SS Ann Arbor No. 7 (1925), rebuilt as Viking and in service until 1982; Maitland No. 1, chartered for part of 1915; SS Wabash (1927) SS City of Milwaukee, a Grand Trunk Western vessel was leased in 1978.
MANITOWOC — The S.S. Badger is one step closer to hitting the waves now that work on its broken ramping system could begin as early as this week.. Lake Michigan Carferry, Inc., which owns the ...
USS Starlight (AP-175) was a United States Navy Storm King-class auxiliary transport in commission from 1944 to 1945.She was designed as a troop carrier. After her naval service she became the civilian cargo ship SS Badger State.