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TELESCOPE December 281 LAKE SHIPS WITH NEW BRITISH ACCENTS Canadian registry. But, with one exception, the transfers since 1960 have set a new trend of registry under other flags within the British Commonwealth--Bermuda, London, or Nassau in the Bahamas, for example. Many of the bulk freighters have been recertified for Great Lakes and St. Lawrence service. They trade with grain cargoes downbound to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and bring ore back upbound from Seven Islands or Port Cartier. They find usefulness in serving harbors restricted to vessels of six-hundred foot length or smaller, as in Buffalo Creek and the Cuyahoga River. Although these ships have Canadian crews, and the master has a Great Lakes license, they are required to carry pilots in all designated waters, since they do not belong to either Canadian or United States registry. Twenty-five ships have been sold for Canadian operation in this manner since 1960, with one (Amasa Stone) now awaiting possible resale for such service. The nine United States fleets which have sold these ships are listed below, together with the vessels involved. Nine Canadian fleets or their subsidiaries have been recipients. The Reoch interests have the largest such fleet, ten ships, followed by the Hindman fleet with six. Two ships each have beer acquired by the Quebec & Ontario paper interests and the Upper Lskes Shipping interests. The remaining fleets have purchased one apiece--Hall Corporation, Misener interests, Algoma Central interests, Cherokee Ltd. anc1 R. E. Law. JF A. T. KINNEY (upper photograph on page 280) (US 204864) (a) Caldera (c) HILLSDALE (Br 199398) Built 1908 at Bay City by West Bay City Shipbuilding Co. (hull #173) . Measurements 6866 gross tons, 5020 net, 511.6 x 54.2 x 30 Engine 3 cylinder t r i p 1 e - expans i on , 2314"-36"-59 7/8 " x 42" Sold in June, 1960, by Wilson Marine Transit Company to Winona Steamships Ltd. (Reoch fleet), Montreal Shown outbound in Cuyahoga River at Cleveland Main Entrance, 1959. Cr JAMES LAUGHLIN (lower photograph on page 280) (US 203056 ) (Announced new name will be HELEN EVANS)(Bt............) Built 1906 at Ecorse by Great Lakes Engineering Works (hull #16 ) . Measurements 6941 gross tons, 5744 net, 538.4 x 56.2 x 27.3 Engine 3 cylinder t r i p 1 e - expansion , 23 "-36 "-631/" x 42" Sold in October, 1964, by Wilson Marine Transit Company to Hindman Transportation Company, Owen Sound Shown upbound in Little Rapids Cut, St. Marys River, 1962