Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Sidney G. Thomas (Barge, 1897)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Sidney G. Thomas
Also known as:
Swederope
Year of Build:
1897
Rebuilt:
1. 1939;
Official Number:
116764
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Globe Iron Works Company
Ownership Notes:
Bessemer Steam Ship Company, (1897-1901); Pittsburg Steam Ship Company, (1901-1939); Driftwood Lands & Timber, Ltd., (1939-1955); Detroit Sulphite Company, (1939-1939); Hindman Transportation Company, Ltd.,(1955-1967);; Marine Salvage, Ltd., (1967-1969);
Hull Dimensions
1897
Length: 366' Width/Beam: 44' Depth: 22.2'
1939
Length: 366' Width/Beam: 44.1' Depth: 22.3'
Tonnage
1897
Gross: 3,200.19 Net: 2,912.58
1939
Gross: 3,255 Registered: 3,255
Enrollments/Registration
May 3, 1897
   Port: Cleveland Number: 136 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Duluth 5-22-1897
May 22, 1897
   Port: Duluth
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Barge, Sidney G. Thomas (1897-1940);
b. Barge, Swederope (1940-1969)
Nationality:
American (1897-1939); Canadian (1939-1969)
Notes
General notes:
She was scrapped at Rameys Bend, Humberstone, Ontario in 1969;
She was transferred to a British Flag in 1939 and renamed Swederope in 1940);
Sources:
1. John Poole's notes;
2. Wright's Master Sheet;
3. U.S. Merchant Vessels: (1897-1939);
4. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
5. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Duluth, Minnesota;
6 Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Duluth, Minnesota;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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