Other name(s): Richard J. Reiss; Richard Reiss
Ship owner: Boland & Cornelius; Erie Sand Steamship Company; Reiss Steamship Co.; U.S. Maritime Commission
Ship builder: Great Lakes Engineering Works
Engine builder: Great Lakes Engineering Works, Ecorse, Michigan
Engine re-builder: General Motors Corp., Detroit, Michigan (1976)
Year ship built: 1943
Year engine built: 1943
Final disposition: In service.
Remarks:
b) Richard J. Reiss
c) Richard Reiss
Owners:
1) U.S. Maritime Comm.
2) Reiss Steamship Co., Sheboygan, Wisconsin
3) Boland & Cornelius
4) Erie Sand Steamship Co.
Registry number: US. 243406
Hull number: 290
Vessel type: Bulk Freighter
Height: 30.2 ft.
Width: 60.2 ft.
Length: 603.8 ft.
Stroke length: 42 in.
Gross tonnage: 9057
Net tonnage: 6793
Materials: Steel
Engine type: Triple expansion
Piston 1: 24 in.
Piston 2: 41 in.
Piston 3: 63 in.