SIERRA

Registry and Rig Information

Name SIERRA
Registry U.S.
Official Number 203757
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 438.58
Width 52.00
Depth 23.75
Gross Tonnage 4846.00
Net Tonnage 4287.00
Hull Material Steel
Hull Number 00108

Vessel History

Rebuilds Converted to self-unloader by Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Co., Sturgeon Bay, WI, in 1929.
History On Sept. 9, 1909, became the first vessel on the Great Lakes to use wireless communication. Was on the Two Harbors, MN, to Conneaut, OH, route.
Disposition Passed upbound at Detroit, June 2, 1964, to load scrap at Bay City, MI. Passed down at Welland Canal, June 10, 1964, for scrapping by Steel Co. of Canada, Ltd., at Hamilton, Ontario.

Build Information

Builder Toledo Ship Building Co.
Place Built Toledo, OH
Date Built 1906-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
Columbia Transportation Co.1950-00-001958-00-00U.S.203757
Inter Ocean Steamship Co. (G.A. Tomlinson, Mgr.)1906-00-001931-00-00U.S.203757
Oglebay Norton Co.1958-00-001964-00-00U.S.203757
Sierra Steamship Co. (G.A. Tomlinson, Mgr.)1931-00-001948-00-00U.S.203757
Sierra Transportation Co. (G.A. Tomlinson, Mgr.)1948-00-001950-00-00U.S.203757