Sierra (motor ship) | |
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Location | 1401 Sargent Blvd., Aberdeen, Washington |
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Coordinates | 46°58′31″N 123°48′02″W / 46.97528°N 123.80056°W |
Built | 1916 |
Built by | G. F. Matthews |
Architect | George H. Hitchings |
NRHP reference No. | 78002745 [1] |
General characteristics | |
Type | Motor ship |
Length | 218 ft (66 m) [2] |
Beam | 42 ft (13 m) [2] |
Depth | 15 ft (4.6 m) [2] |
Propulsion | Motor |
Added to NRHP | March 29, 1978 |
Sierra is a historic motor ship used to transport lumber. Built in 1916, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [3]
Sierra was built at Matthews shipyard in Hoquiam [4] for E. K. Wood Lumber Company [2] and was the first motor ship built on Grays Harbor. [5] The ship's engines were made in Sweden [6] by Bolinder, which sent a representative to oversee their installation. [3] Senator Miles Poindexter attended the ship's launch on August 30, 1916. [7]
Its first long voyage was to Valparaíso, Chile. [2] Sierra was able to complete the round-trip without refueling. [3]
Sierra was used to ferry lumber between Bellingham, Washington and Hoquiam, Washington. [3] In one month in 1920, Sierra carried a shipment of 1,200,000 feet of lumber out of Bellingham. [8]
On Feb 7, 1923, Sierra was badly damaged after colliding with the steamship Wilhemina in dense fog near San Francisco; damages were estimated at $135,000. [9]
In 1926, Sierra caught fire at Berth 77 in the Port of Los Angeles, the first fire fought by the fireboat Los Angeles City No. 2. [10]
Sierra was sold in 1927 and equipped with refrigeration equipment to carry reindeer meat from Alaska for the Arctic Transport Company. [11] During World War II, the U.S. Army operated Sierra as a training ship. [3] After the war, Sierra was assigned to the Maritime Commission reserve fleet at Olympia, Washington, then later sold and transferred to Lake Union. [11]
In 1964, the new owner began restoring Sierra to its original, lumber-carrying configuration. [3]
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Sierra (motor ship) | |
![]() Sierra | |
Location | 1401 Sargent Blvd., Aberdeen, Washington |
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Coordinates | 46°58′31″N 123°48′02″W / 46.97528°N 123.80056°W |
Built | 1916 |
Built by | G. F. Matthews |
Architect | George H. Hitchings |
NRHP reference No. | 78002745 [1] |
General characteristics | |
Type | Motor ship |
Length | 218 ft (66 m) [2] |
Beam | 42 ft (13 m) [2] |
Depth | 15 ft (4.6 m) [2] |
Propulsion | Motor |
Added to NRHP | March 29, 1978 |
Sierra is a historic motor ship used to transport lumber. Built in 1916, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [3]
Sierra was built at Matthews shipyard in Hoquiam [4] for E. K. Wood Lumber Company [2] and was the first motor ship built on Grays Harbor. [5] The ship's engines were made in Sweden [6] by Bolinder, which sent a representative to oversee their installation. [3] Senator Miles Poindexter attended the ship's launch on August 30, 1916. [7]
Its first long voyage was to Valparaíso, Chile. [2] Sierra was able to complete the round-trip without refueling. [3]
Sierra was used to ferry lumber between Bellingham, Washington and Hoquiam, Washington. [3] In one month in 1920, Sierra carried a shipment of 1,200,000 feet of lumber out of Bellingham. [8]
On Feb 7, 1923, Sierra was badly damaged after colliding with the steamship Wilhemina in dense fog near San Francisco; damages were estimated at $135,000. [9]
In 1926, Sierra caught fire at Berth 77 in the Port of Los Angeles, the first fire fought by the fireboat Los Angeles City No. 2. [10]
Sierra was sold in 1927 and equipped with refrigeration equipment to carry reindeer meat from Alaska for the Arctic Transport Company. [11] During World War II, the U.S. Army operated Sierra as a training ship. [3] After the war, Sierra was assigned to the Maritime Commission reserve fleet at Olympia, Washington, then later sold and transferred to Lake Union. [11]
In 1964, the new owner began restoring Sierra to its original, lumber-carrying configuration. [3]
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