She was an important bulk freighter for the Great Lakes, and is next to the Great Lakes Science Center and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a floating Museum.
Boiler
Babcock&Wilcox
Oil burning water tube, superheater, forced draft,
8775 square feet of heating surface
450PSI
111000 Gallons of Fuel (Bunker "C" oil)
391.8 Gallons/Hour
26.6 Gallons/Mile
Engine
Orig: Coal-fired quadruple expansion steam engine (1925)
Refit: DeLaval steam turbine (1954) 5,000 shp (3,728 kW)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steamship ... ime_Museum
This sign indicates that an event must have occurred at least once when unloading. "Where is my Wheat???" - "How about wheat sprouts?"
They had problems with soot too. Looking into a furnace, they have a mirror on a stand to help see inside better.
Definately not Nibco!
My sister next to steering engine and ship's lathe.
I love machine shops or repair areas on steam ships.
Engine room and start of high pressure and low pressure turbines:
This seems suspicious...
Bridge:
This is the link for the whole upload if you want to see larger versions...
http://imgur.com/a/pDTKK
-CB