Bowling Green State University has a comprehensive database about Great Lakes vessels, including a lot of detail about the history of the Sialia. The copyrighted materials owned by Bowling Green State University cannot be reproduced here, but here are some choice bits of info:

• Built in 1913 by Pusey and Jones Co, Wilmington, DE
• Owned by "A.N. Andrews Investment Corp." [sic] of NY from 1927-1935
• Owned by "Evan Jones" of NY from 1935-1937
• Owned by "Eleanor V. Andrews" [sic] of Greenwich from 1937-1939

To see the full information at BGSU (including a nice photo), follow this link: http://ul.bgsu.edu/cgi-bin/xvsl2.cgi.
Enter 'sialia' in the "Vessel Name" field, and press Enter. Note: If you have any problem with this link or accessing this information, please let us know, and feel free to contact us for help.