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 |