SONOMA (1903, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SONOMA
Also known as:
DAVID S. TROXEL; FRED L. HEWITT
Year of Build:
1903
Official Number:
117266
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Bay City, Michigan, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
610
Builder Name:
West Bay City Shipbuilding
Original Owner:
Duluth Steamship Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 20"-34"-55"; 40" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 13' 2" x 11' 6"
Propulsion Notes:
1310 hp; engine and boilers built by Detroit Shipbuilding Co, 1903
Hull Dimensions
Length:
423'
Beam:
50.3'
Depth:
28'
Tonnage (gross):
4539
Tonnage (net):
3503
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Hamilton, Ontario
Date:
1962
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1903 Owned Duluth Steamship Co (Tomlinson)

1924 Owned Forest City Steamship Co; renamed DAVID S. TROXEL

1927 Owned Duluth Steamship Co

1928 Owned Nicholson-Universal Steamship Co; renamed SONOMA

1942 Owned War Shipping Administration; reconstructed by Nicholson Terminal & Doc Co, Ecorse, MI

1946 Owned Overlakes Freight Corporation

1947 Renamed FRED L. HEWITT

1951 Owned T.H. Browning Steamship Co Inc

1955 Owned Gamma Lakes Ship Co

1962 Scrapped

Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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