EMPIRE CITY

Registry and Rig Information

Name EMPIRE CITY
Registry U.S.
Official Number 136623
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 405.33
Width 48.00
Depth 24.33
Gross Tonnage 4118.00
Net Tonnage 3268.00
Hull Material Steel
Hull Number 00028

Vessel History

Rebuilds Converted to self-unloader, 1929, by American Ship Building Co., Lorain, OH. Tonnage change, 1957 (4160 gross - 3310 net). Canadian measures, 1961 (406.66 x 48 x 27.5; 4715 gross - 2860 registered).
History Placed under management of Westdale Shipping, Ltd., 1963-66. Chartered to Bayswater Shipping Co., 1967.
Disposition Sold in August, 1968, to Marine Salvage, Ltd., Port Colborne, Ontario. Passed down, Welland Canal, for Quebec, on September 11, 1968. Arrived at Santander, Spain, in tow of Dutch tug HUDSON, for scrapping on October 20, 1968.

Build Information

Builder Cleveland Ship Building Co.
Place Built Cleveland, OH
Date Built 1897-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
DOLOMITE1962-00-001968-00-00CANADA316031
SUMATRA1929-00-001961-00-00U.S.136623
SUMATRA1961-00-001962-00-00CANADA316031

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
Empire Steamship Co. (G.A. Tomlinson, Mgr.)1927-00-001929-00-00U.S.136623
Law Quarries Shipping, Ltd.1961-00-001968-00-00CANADA316031
Pittsburgh Steamship Co.1901-00-001927-00-00U.S.136623
Sumatra Steamship Co. (G.A. Tomlinson, Mgr.)1929-00-001954-00-00U.S.136623
Tomlinson Fleet Corp.1954-00-001961-00-00U.S.136623
Zenith Transit Co.1897-00-001901-00-00U.S.136623