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184 Telescope Launch of the CALCITE at Wyandotte, 1912 THE BIG SPLASH By Reverend Edward J ,Dowling, S. J* One of the earlier freighters deslgied as a seIf-unloader, the CALCITE was constructed at the Wyandotte vards of the Detroit Shipbuilding Company, as their Hull No. 188, and launched In March 1912* She was the first vessel of the Calcite Transportation Co. of Rogers City,Michigan,now known as the Bradley Fleet. Dimensionss 1*16 * 54*2 x 29J 3,996 gross tons and 2,1*59 net. Her quadruple expansion engines, 19, 27, 1*0 and 56 In. diameter of cylinders by 1*2 in. stroke were built by the Drydock Engine Works. CALCITE*S conveyor boom, Improved and lengthened several times since 1912, is presently 150 ft. 6 inches In length. Our photo below shows CALCITE In the St. Clair River early this season.