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Badger The S.S. Badger is the biggest boat on the Great Lakes. The length the Badger is 410 feet six inches. The weigh is 59feet six inches. The height is 106 feet nine inches. The Badger is big enough to hold a football field and a two-story house. The S.S. Badger is ha s a lot of fun things to do like one. It has an arcade room. Second it has Badger BINGO. Third it has a movie theatres. Fourth it has two reassurance. The S.S, Badger is a nice place to relax and to have fun. These are the things to do on the S.S. Badger. S.S.
Badger The S.S. Badger has 42 staterooms for people to rent. The S.S. Badger also has 84 berths which are beds. The length is 410 feet and 6 inches. The width is 59 feet and 6 inches. The height is 106 feet and 9 inches. The weight is 4,244 gross tons. I am glad we are going to go on the S.S. Badger. On the S.S. Badger you can buy toys, books, clothes, and also souvenirs at their wonderful gift shop. You can also learn facts about the S.S. Badger at the movie theaters. Or you can relax and eat at their two famous restaurants. If you have kids and you want to relax then just drop them off at the game room. You can also relax on their top deck because it has lawn chairs. I hope to play games in the game room and explore around the ship. S.S.
Badger The S.S. Badger has a lot of history. The Badger was built in 1952, and its purpose was to be a car ferry. Then the car ferry business stopped running, and people started losing money. The Badger then wasn’t running for 18 months. Then for about 5 million dollars then the S.S. Badger was bought by Chuck Conrad. He worked for a long time on the S.S. Badger so it could run again as soon as possible. Then Chuck Conrad made it into a passenger boat. They changed a lot of control rooms into bedrooms, shopes, and cafés. The S.S. Badger was back in business. The S.S. Badger is the biggest ship ever made for he Great Lakes. The Badger is 1410 feet long. And the car deck is as big as a foot ball field and as tall as a two story building. The Badger has 2 propellers that are 15 feet in diameter, and weigh 15,400 pounds each. The Badger weighs 4,244 tons. The badger trip for the fifth grade will be loads of fun. The
S.S. Badger Next week on June 2 we get to go on the Badger. We start in Ludington go to Wisconsin and then back to Ludington. The Badger was built in 1952. It cost 5 million dollars. The Badger is an old boat; in fact it is one on the last coal burning steam ships on the Great Lakes. The Badger and its sister have had many owners in their lifetime. The Badger was once a carferry for fright cars to cross the lake instead of going down to Chicago and then up to Wisconsin, but now you can take your car with you as you cross Lake Michigan. Sort of like a mini Cruise Ship. The Badger has 42 staterooms and 82 berths. The ship holds 620 passengers and 180 automobiles, tour buses, RVs and Semitrucks. With 60 crewmembers the badger runs at 15 knots, which is about 18 miles per hour. It will take about four hours to cross Lake Michigan with the Badger. The Badger is 410’ 6" in length. The Freight bay is as long as football field but not as wide as one. The badger weights 4,244 gross tons, is 106’ 9" in height, and 59’ 6" in width. The Badger uses a telegraph called the Cad Burn telegraph to tell the crew what to do. The badger has two 3,500-hp engines. A total of 7,000-hp. I can’t wait till we go on the SS badger. I’ve learned a lot about the badger so far and I hope to learn more later. |
S.S. Badger The SS Badger was built in 1952 by Christie Corp. of Sturgeon Bay. It was launched September 6, 1952.The Badger was one of three boats made. The Badger, Spartan, and the City of Midland were all train car carriers from Michigan to Wisconsin and back. Trains took the ship so they wouldn’t have to go through Chicago. Shortly after that the trains started going the long way because it took less people to drive. The three ships stopped running because no one would pay to take the ships. Then in 1992 Charles Conrad and his partner Jim Anderson bought all three ships. His goal was to fix up the Badger and get it running again. This time wouldn’t be a train car carrier it would be for passengers. After Charles got the Badger running he put Bob Magnilints in charge because Charles got sick. The Badger is still going strong today. Caption Dean Hobbes is currently in charge of the S.S. Badger. The Badger is one of the biggest ships ever built on the Great Lakes. It is 7 stories high and weighs over 4,244 gross tons. The Badger is 410’ 6’’ long and 59’ 6’’ across. It has two four-blade propellers each 15’ across and they weigh 15,400 pounds each. The Badgers average speed is about 15 knots or 18 miles per hour. On the interior there are 2 restaurants and over 120 rooms. The ship has a capacity of 620 people and it takes 60 crewmembers to run. I can’t wait to go on the SS Badger. I think I’ll have lots of fun.
S.S. Badger Michael S. The size of the S.S. Badger is amazing. The Badger is long enough for a football field. It’s tall enough for a two-story building. The badger is 7 stories hie too. The S.S. Badger is really amazing. There is a lot of stuff to do on the S.S. Badger today. You can see movies. You can badger bingo. There are arcade games. There are two places to eat and quiet places for people. So the S.S. Badger is fun for every one. Return to fifth grade page for 2003-2004 The Onekama Fifth Grade Students will be taking their annual voyage across Lake Michigan on the S.S. Badger June 2, 2004. June 3rd and 4th they will be writing about their adventures. Check back for more information.
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