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August TELESCOPE 176__________________ LAKERS OF WORLD WAR ONE: THE WARS s.s. War Daisy, 1918 Toledo by Tol- s edo Shipbuilding Co. (#154). Renamed Lake Sebago (US 216355). Later Robert Johnson, Hubert Schafer and Santa Monica. In service in 1962. s.s. War Drum, 1918 Ashtabula by Great Lakes Engineering Works (#181). Renamed Lake Louise (US s 216406). Engines removed by Ford in 1927. Later barge Lake Louise and Gordon C. Cooke. Foundered off Delaware coast, 4-7-1947. s.s. War Duty, 1918 Chicago by Chicago Shipbuilding Co. (#85). Renamed Lake Crescent (US 216098). Later Padilla (Colombian & American) and Morea (Italian). Sunk as a blockship, 1940. s.s. War Elfin, 1918 Ashtabula by Great Lakes Engineering Works (#178). Later named Lake St. Regis. Scrapped by Ford in 1927. s.s. War Fairy, 1918 Ashtabula by Great Lakes Engineering Works (#188). Renamed Lake Harris (US 216646), and scrapped by Ford in 1928. (See illustration.) s.s. War Ferret, 1917 Wyandotte by Detroit Shipbuilding Co. (#215). Renamed Lake Conway (US 215940). Sailed from Philadelphia bound for Havana, September, 1919, and never heard from again. s.s. War Finch, 1917 Cleveland by American Ship Building Co. (#468). Renamed Lake Michigan (US 215722). Sold Belgian in 1920 and renamed Picardier. Foundered in the Baltic Sea, 11-21-1923. s.s. War Flag, 1918 Toledo by Toledo Shipbuilding Co. (#143). Renamed Lake Sunapee (US 216260). Later names were Frank Lynch, Nestor, Otto, Irish Willow and Veraguas. Scrapped in Belgium in 1960. s. s. War Flute, 1918 Eco rse by Great Lakes Engineering Works (#190). Renamed Lake Mary (US 216481). Scrapped by Ford in 1928. s. War Fortune, 1918 Lorain by American Ship Building Co. (#731). Renamed Lake Weir (US 216330). Converted to diesel-powered sand dredge in 1926 and renamed Sand-master. Oi the Great Lakes until World War II. Sold Brazillian in 1946. s. War Fox, 1917 Wyandotte by Detroit Shipbuilding Co. (#213). Renamed Lake Forest (US 215784). Sold Belgian in 1920. Later names were Venetier, Tabakhandel, Este, Chollin, Rafael Ariztia, San Patricio, Mary V. and Radio S. Was scrapped at Gijon, Spain, in 1960. s.s. War Gnome, 1918 Ecorse by Great Lakes Engineering Works (#192). Renamed Lake Conesus (US 215501). Scrapped by Ford in 1927. (See illustration.) s.s. War Goblin, 1918 Ecorse by Great Lakes Engineering Works (#177). Renamed Lake St. Clair (US 216052). Scrapped by Ford in 1927. s.s. War Gull, 1918 Lorain by American Ship Building Co. (#729). Renamed Lake Benton (US 216329). Later Norwegian Fido and Strind-heim. Was the last vessel to clear the lakes and the old St. Lawrence Canals, outbound, in 1958. Scrapped at Stavanger, Norway, in 1961. s.s. War Harp, 1918 Ecorse by Great Lakes Engineering Works (#193). Renamed Lake Silver (US 216570). Scrapped by Ford in 1928. s.s. War Honour, 1917 Wyandotte by Detroit Shipbuilding Co. (#212). Renamed Lakewood (US 215785). Sold Belgian in 1920. Later names were Cambrier, Cap d'Alprecht, Biodd and Yung Chi. Scrapped, during World War II. s.s. War Hope, 1918 Wyandotte by De.troit Shipbuilding Co. (#216). Later Lake Butler (US 216037), Palatka, Unvava, Bunting and Bunting III