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164 Telescope PUBLISHED BY Great Lakes Maritime Institute Dossin Great Lakes Museum Belle Isle, Detroit 7, Mich. George 0. Young Editor Otto Strek Assistant Editor William A. Hoey Advisory Editor William M. Worden Gordon P. Bugbee Associate Editors Rev. Edward J. Dowling, Vessel List Editor TELESCOPE S. J. The TELESCOPE magazine is the official publication of the Great lakes Maritime Institute. It was first published in 1952 as a sheet of announcements and meeting notices. Today it is a full-size monthly magazine, valued by members and non-members alike as a source of Great Lakes data. The TELESCOPE includes articles of interest to almost everyone, including such subjects as history, salvage, current news, and model shipbuilding. There are three monthly features, current news section, vessel list of a Great Lakes fleet, and a blueprint of a Great Lakes ship. Subscript ion to TELESCOPE is Included in the membership fee. The editors will consider articles of Great Lakes or general marine Interest for publication in TELESCOPE. Such material need not be expertly written, but must be of a nature suited to the purposes of the publication. Address any such material to: The Editors, TELESCOPE Great Lakes Maritime Institute Dossin Great Lakes Museum Belle Isle. Detroit 7, Mich. LO. 7-7441 Address all other correspondence to the Coordinating Director. The editors will assume no responsibility for statements made by the authors. Supported in part by the Detroit Historical Society This Month's Issue 80MENT8 In Memoriam - Jos. E. Johnston...162 Curators' toner by Robert fi. Lee.................163 The Old "Ironsides" of the Great Lakes by A. Michael Woolson..........165-168 The Picture Page by Emory A. Massman,..............Jr...........169 Blue Print-WiIliam A. Irvin ....170-171 The Big Splash by Rev. E.J. Dowling, S.J.......172 Fleet List by Rev. E.J. Dowling, S.J..173-175 Great Lakes News by Robt. Radunz...............176-179 COVER An exceptionally fine view of the WILLIAM A. IRVIN, taken by member Peter B. Worden. Full data and a print of the IRVIN appear in this month's center spread. Regular Membership.......$4 annually Contributing Membership..$5 annually Sustaining Membership...$10 annually Life Membership..........$100 Membership by the Calendar Year Single Copies 35<t