NYANZA

Registry and Rig Information

Name NYANZA
Registry U.S.
Official Number 130462
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 280.00
Width 41.33
Depth 20.25
Gross Tonnage 1888.62
Net Tonnage 1512.02
Hull Material Wood
Hull Number 00063

Vessel History

Rebuilds Rebuilt, Erie, PA, May 18, 1904 (280 x 41.33 x 23.33; 2296 gross - 1870 net). Canadian measures, 1916 (280 x 40.33 x 25; 2292 gross - 1655 net).
History First enrollment issued at Erie, PA, April 11, 1890. Beached and sank, August 8, 1919, near Au Sable, MI, Lake Huron, with cargo of coal, in twenty-four feet of water. Refloated by Great Lakes Towing Co.; cargo sold for $12,000. Hull towed to St. Ignace, MI, then to Cheboygan, MI. Sold there by U.S. Marshal (sale at St. Ignace) on June 21, 1920. Hulk abandoned at Cheboygan and document surrendered there on September 8, 1920.

Build Information

Builder Wheeler, F.W. & Co.
Place Built West Bay City, MI
Date Built 1890-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
LANDBO1916-00-001920-00-00CANADA134519