J.R. Sensibar
In 1931 the
Ball was transferred to the Sensibar Transportation Company of
Chicago, Illinois and renamed
J.R. Sensibar. She was purchased to dredge the material for
Chicago World's Fair. In 1936 the
Sensibar was sold to the Midwest Vessel Corporation of
Cleveland, Ohio where she served for only one year. In 1937 she was sold to the Construction Aggregates Company of
Chicago, Illinois. In 1941 the
Sensibar was sold to the Columbia Transportation Company of
Cleveland, Ohio. She was converted to a self-unloading freighter that same year. In 1957 the fleet owned by Columbia Transportation Company merged with the
Oglebay Norton Corporation. In 1960 the
Sensibar had a new diesel engine installed, she also had her cargo hatches raised by Christy Corporation of
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. In 1961 the
Sensibar was lengthened to by
American Shipbuilding Company of
South Chicago, Illinois. In 1981 the
Sensibar was sold to Johnstone Shipping Ltd. of
Toronto, Ontario affiliate of Ship Repairs & Supplies Ltd., and renamed
Conallison. She was primarily used for carrying coal from
Lake Erie ports to ports on the
St. Lawrence River. She did not operate through the 1982 shipping season. ==Layup==