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Telescope -43- Lighthouse Tenders of the Great Lakes Part One By Rev. Edward J. Dowling, S. J. The following list comprises vessels either built on and/or operated on the Great Lakes by the U. S. Lighthouse Service and by the U. S. Coast Guard, which took over this service in 1935. All are steel vessels except those which are noted otherwise. ACACIA (i), (ex GEN. JOHN P. STORY). 1920 Milwaukee by Fabricated Shipbuilding Co. 172 x 32 x 15. Steamship. Lost by enemy action in the Caribbean, 3-2-'42. ACACIA (ii), (ex THISTLE). 1944 Duluth by Zenith Dredge Co. 180 x 37 x 12. Motorship. Heavy hull for winter navigation. In service upon the Great Lakes at present. AMARANTH, 1892 Cleveland by Globe Iron Works. 147 x 27 x 20. Steamship. Later commercial motorship SOUTH WIND (US 258181). Last reported in service in the Caribbean. ANEMONE, 1908 Camden, N. J., by New York Shipbuilding Co. 174 x 30 x 16. Steamship. On lakes briefly before World War I. ASPEN, 1906 Toledo by Craig Shipbuilding Co. 118 x 25 x 12. Steamship. Retired c. 1948, disposition unknown. Infor- mation desired on this vessel's later years. BALSAM, 1942 Duluth by Zenith Dredge Co. 180 x 37 x 12. Motorship with bow strengthened for ice work. BASSWOOD, 1944 Duluth by Marine Iron and Shipbuilding Co. 180 x 37 x 12. Motorship. Heavy hull and bow for winter work. BIRCH (i), Listed in Great Lakes Red Book, 1928, as having been stationed at Buffalo. Further information wanted. BIRCH (ii), 1939. 76 tons. Probably motorship. Data desired. BITTERSWEET, 1943 Duluth by Zenith Dredge Co. 180 x 37 x 12. Motorship with strengthened hull for winter service. BIACKHAW, 1943 Duluth by Marine Iron and Shipbuilding Co. 180 x 37 x 12. Motorship with strengthened hull for winter work. BIACKTHORN, 1943 Duluth by Marine Iron and Shipbuilding Co. 180 x 37 x 12. Motorship with strengthened hull for ice work. BRAMBLE, 1943 Duluth by Zenith Dredge Co. 180 x 37 x 12. Motorship. Strengthened hull for winter work. BUTTONWOOD, 1942 Duluth by Marine Iron and Shipbuilding Co. 180 x 37 x 12. Motorship with strengthened hull for ice work. CACTUS, 1942 Duluth by Marine Iron and Shipbuilding Co. 180 x 37 x 12. Motorship with strengthened hull for winter work. CAMELLIA, 1911 Muskegon by Racine, Truscott, Shell Lake Boat Co. Steamship or tug. 106 x 24 x 10. CHERRY, 1932 Sturgeon Bay, Wis., by Leathern D. Smith Shipbuilding Co. 86 x 22 x 10. Motorship. Stationed on Great Lakes. CITRUS, 1942 Duluth by Marine Iron and Shipbuilding Co. 180 x 37 x 12. Motorship. Hull strengthened for winter service. CLOVER (i), (ex TWO MYRTLES, US 145820). 1899 Manitowoc, Wis., by Burger and Burger. Converted wooden steam barge. 80 x 22 x 7. Abandoned in the middle nineteen thirties.