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SS Meteor Whaleback Ship

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SS Meteor Whaleback Ship

  • Address 300 Marina Drive
    Superior, Wisconsin 54880
  • Hours
    Sunday–Friday
    12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
    Saturday
    10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
  • Phone 715-394-5712

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The SS Meteor is the last remaining whaleback freighter designed by Captain Alexander McDougall and built in Superior, Wisconsin. These ships, innovative for their time, earned the name “whaleback” for their cigar-shaped steel hulls that rode low in the water when loaded with cargo.

Visitors can take guided tours and explore the exhibits from May to October. Last tour departs at 3:00 p.m.


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