SONORA (1902, Bulk Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SONORA
Year of Build:
1902
Official Number:
117158
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Superior, Wisconsin, United States
Vessel Type:
Bulk Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Hull Number:
505
Builder Name:
Superior Shipbuilding Co
Original Owner:
Superior Steamship Co
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Triple expansion 20"-33"-54"; 40" stroke
# Boilers:
2 Scotch 14' x 12'
Propulsion Notes:
1100 hp engine built by vessel builder, 1902; boilers built by M.A. Ryan, 1902
Hull Dimensions
Length:
366'
Beam:
48' 6"
Depth:
28'
Tonnage (gross):
3914
Tonnage (net):
2850
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Ashtabula, Ohio
Date:
1961
How:
Scrapped
History
Chronology:

1902 Owned Superior Steamship Co (Tomlinson)

1923 Owned Nicholson Transit Co

1926 Owned Overlakes Freight Corporation

1947 Owned Nicholson Transit Co

1958 Converted to crane ship by Nicholson, Ecorse, MI

1961 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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