Sahara

1904                                  Sahara                                  1960

Steel Great Lakes bulk freighter

Built at Lorain OH by American Ship Building Co., Hull 331
Launched May 5, 1904

497’ LOA, 474’ LBP, 52’ beam, 29’ depth
1 deck, arch cargo hold construction, hatches @ 12’, coal-fired boilers, triple expansion engine, 1600 IHP

Enrolled at Cleveland OH June 11, 1904 (#92)
474.0 x 52.0 x 29.0, 5785 GT, 4497 NT     US 201012     to:
American Ship Building Co., Cleveland OH (home port Cleveland OH)

Entered service 1904

Reenrolled at Duluth MN June 16, 1904 (#157) to:
Globe Steamship Co., Duluth MN, G. A. Tomlinson, Mgr. (home port to Duluth MN)

Renamed Cuyler Adams 1913

Rebuilt 1914 at Superior WI
Remeasured to 5057 GT, 3768 NT

Fleet reincorporated in Indiana 1932 as Globe Steamship Corporation (home port to Michigan City IN)

Tomlinson fleets merged 1954 into Tomlinson Fleet Corporation Cleveland OH (home port to Wilmington DE)

Sold for scrap 1960 to Marine Salvage Ltd., Port Colborne ON.  Resold to Steel Company of Canada and scrapped at Hamilton ON in 1961.

 

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