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April 13, 1898: The Launch of a Record-Setting Great Lakes Steamship
The steamship SS Superior City was launched in the yards of her manufacturer Cleveland Ship Building Company (later renamed the American Ship Building Company) at Lorain, Ohio, specifically on the section of Lake Erie that is at the mouth of the Black River. This launch took place at two o’clock that Wednesday afternoon. The day had been declared an official holiday in Lorain, and approximately 10,000 people altogether assembled both along the river front and out on the water in rowboats to witness the launch.
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