Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Scanner, v. 28, no. 9 (Mid-Summer 1996), p. 16

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Ship of the Month - cont'd. 16. dition, however. It was said in 1990 that she might be repowered again with an engine out of the sandsucker NIAGARA II, but this never transpired. In 1991, on one of her last major jobs, TRAVELLER and STORMONT took the McKeil lighter D. C. EVEREST to Cardinal, Ontario, to lighter corn out of the P & H steamer BEECHGLEN, which had broken her back whilst unloading at the Car dinal elevator. TRAVELLER saw very limited service after that, however, and in 1995 McKeil sold the venerable tug for scrapping at Port Maitland. TRAVELLER passed up through the Welland Canal on August 23, 1995, in tow of McKeil's OFFSHORE SUPPLIER, and the scrapping of TRAVELLER at Port Maitland progressed through the autumn of that year. So ended the career of one of the unsung workhorses of the lakes, whose record, unfortunately, was marred by two tragic accidents involving loss of life, neither of which ever should have happened. * * * Ed. N o t e : Your Editor would like to thank Capt. Gerry Ouderkirk for his ef forts in locating and assembling information and photos which we have used in preparing this feature. Without Gerry's preparatory work, this story of DALHOUSIE ROVER would not have been written. For their help in supplying material, Gerry extends thanks to (in alphabetical order): George Ayoub, Jay Bascom, Rene Beauchamp, Ron Beaupre, Capt. Bill Breaker, Lou and Dennis Cahill, Capt. Harold Hogan, John Jones, Capt. John Leonard, Dan McCormick, Mac Mackay, Bill Moran, Ralph Roberts, Jim Sprunt, Alan Sykes, and the late T. M. H . S. members John H. Bascom, Ivan Brookes and James M. Kidd. We would be pleased to hear from any members who may have additional infor mation of interest concerning DALHOUSIE ROVER/TOWMASTER/SHEDIAC/TRAVELLER. * * * * * PERRY V. HAUGH TON It is with regret that we advise members of the passing on June 15th of Perry Haughton, of Port Huron, Michigan. He had been in failing health for some time, and died peacefully in the early morning hours. Perry was a longtime member and supporter of T. M. H . S. He was an avid ob server of lake ships, and was one of the "Port Huron River Rats" who spent so many hours at the Huron Cut watching the parade of passing v e s sels. We always enjoyed chatting and corresponding with Perry. To Perry's family we extend our deepest sympathy. We are pleased to know that his grand-daughter, Karen Gorski, of Marysville, inherited his love of lake shipping and will be taking over his membership in T. M. H . S. * * * * * NEW PUBLICATIONS Lack of space restricts us to only brief mention of two members' publications: -- The third volume in John Greenwood's "Fleet Histories" series features the Reiss, Peavey, Gartland, Farrar, Western, Bassett and Foote fleets. In hardcover format, copiously illustrated, it may be ordered from Freshwater Press Inc., 1700 E. 13th St., Suite 3-R-E, Cleveland, Ohio 44114-3213. Cost is U. S. $24. 75. Postage $3. 88 to U. S., $5. 31 (U. S . ) to Canada. -- "Know Your Ships" 1996 edition, by Roger LeLievre, is available for U . S. $12. 9512. 95 plus 10% shipping from Marine Publishing Co. Inc., 317 South Di vision St., Suite 8, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104. * * * * *

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