STURGEON BAY

Registry and Rig Information

Name STURGEON BAY
Registry U.S.
Official Number 216276
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 250.00
Width 43.42
Depth 22.42
Gross Tonnage 2383.00
Net Tonnage 1655.00
Hull Material Wood

Vessel History

Rebuilds Tonnage change, 1919 (2402 gross - 826 net).
History Was only wooden freighter built for U.S. Shipping Board by a Great Lakes shipyard. Used by U.S. Naval Reserve at Buffalo, NY, 1923-1930, tied at yacht club near Virginia Street.
Disposition Abandoned in 1933. Sold for use as dock facing at Cleveland, OH. On tow from Milwaukee, WI, for Cleveland, seams opened shortly before reaching Cleveland breakwater, 1934, and she settled in shallow water. Hull was later dynamited.

Build Information

Builder Reiboldt & Wolter (Lake & Ocean Navigation Co.)
Place Built Sturgeon Bay, WI
Date Built 1918-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
Donahue-Stratton Co.1930-00-001933-00-00U.S.216276
U.S. Navy1923-00-001930-00-00U.S.216276
U.S. Shipping Board1918-00-001923-00-00U.S.216276