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June 25, 2005
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Nothing but class! Burlington Vermont based Lake Champlain Transportation Co's Champlain is about to dock at Port Kent New York in a stiff northwest wind on June 25th 2005.
Built in 1930 as the City Of Hampton in Baltimore Maryland with a length of 148 feet. The City
Of Hampton is powered by one 550 HP direct reversible diesel engine. The pistons have a 14 bore
X 17 stroke with a maximum RPM of 250. With the opening of several bridges and tunnels The
City Of Hampton became one of several ferries to be disposed of by the Virginia Department of
Highways in 1957. The City Of Hampton ran in Hampton Rhodes on a crossing from Old Point
Comfort (Fort Monroe) to Willoughby on the Norfolk side. Part of the crossing was in shallow water
so the City of Hampton was built with a flat bottom. Lake Champlain Transportation purchased the
City Of Hampton in November of 1957 and made arrangements for her to be towed from Norfolk
Virginia and Waterford New York. While in Waterford the upper deck was carefully cut loose and
lowered onto the main deck. This would give her enough clearance to pass under the low bridges
during the northward trip to Lake Champlain. Renamed the Champlain , she joins the Valcour and
the Adirondack on the Burlington to Port Kent crossing.
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