PS Tashmoo
Postcard from 1907 depicting the Tashmoo | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | S.S. Tashmoo |
| Namesake | Tashmoo Park |
| Owner | White Star Steamship Co. |
| Builder | Detroit Shipbuilding Company, Wyandotte, Michigan |
| Launched | December 30, 1899 |
| Identification | US 145843 |
| Fate | Sank in 1936 and scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Sidewheel steamer |
| Tonnage | 1,344 GRT |
| Length | 320 ft (100 m) |
| Beam | 70 ft (20 m) |
| Height | 22.3 ft (6.8 m) |
| Installed power | 2,500 ihp (1,900 kW) triple expansion steam engine |
| Speed | ≥ 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
The Tashmoo was a sidewheeler steamboat on Lake St. Clair and Lake Huron. It was famous for being one of the fastest ships, at the time, on the Great Lakes.