- Date
- 1995-07
- Kind
- Transportation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationmaritimeinfrastructurecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
TGMD reported that design work on a new 300-passenger replacement ferry was about 25% complete and targeted for mid-1996 completion. The proposed design included separated passenger and vehicle access, a platform lift, expanded cabins, and an enclosed upper-deck solarium.
Evidence limits
This is a design-progress letter, not a construction contract, final design, or delivered-vessel record.
Sources
- Reports approximately 25% design completion, a mid-1996 target, aft vehicle and passenger access, accessible platform lift, multiple passenger cabins, and a glass-enclosed solarium. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1995-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the ferry-design report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Naval architects report progress on Beaver Island’s 300-passenger replacement ferry in 1995”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-new-ferry-design-progress-1995/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1995, “How's the New Boat Coming?” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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