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JANUARY 2 Cover Photo The cover photo for this issue is of the St. Joseph River craft, TOURIST. Built at St. Joseph in 1897, she measured 87.1 x 17 x 4,4 feet, 66 gross tons. She was sold to parties on the Calumet River around 1909 and remained in service until she burned at Riverdale, IlInois, August 18, 1911. Dossin Museum Photo. Meetings The next meeting will be held at the Dossin Museum on Friday, March 29th, 1968. It will be an entertainment meeting at 8:00 PM Father P.J. VanderLinden will narrate a slide show of historic Lakes ships. There will be a business meeting on April 26, 1968 This will also be held at the Dossin Museum at 8:00 PM, Marine Gallery Data TOM M. GIRDLER (US 249104), Built as aC-4 freighter by the Kaiser Corp., Vancouver, Washington, 1946. Named LOUIS McH HOWE, Converted to a bulk freighter in 1951 by the Maryland Dry Dock Co. 585.7 x 71.7 x 29.5, 9115 gross tons, 5719 net tons. Pur- chased by Nicholson Universal S.S.Co. from the Maritime Commiss- ion in 1951 and entered the Lakes via the Mississippi River and re-named TOM M. GIRDLER., Operated by the Republic Steel Corp. McKEE SONS (US 247490), Built as a C-4 freighter, MARINE ANGEL , in 1945 at Chester, Pa. by the Sun S.B. & D.D. Co, Re-built in 1953 as a self-unloading bulk freighter by the Maryland Dry Dock Co. 620.4 x 77.1 x 26.5, 11758 gross tons, 8151 net tons. Re- named in 1953 when purchased by the Amersand S.S. Co. Powered by a General Electric Turbine. Operated by Boland and Cornelius. ARTHUR B. HOMER (US 280946), Built by the Great Lakes Engineer- ing Works at Ecorse, Michigan in 1959. 711 x 75 x 39, 13390 gross tons, 8442 net tons. Powered by an 8811 hp turbine that was built by Bethlehem Steel. Owned by the Bethlehem Transport - ation Co, ELTON HOYT II (US 264126) Built in 1952 at Sparrows Point, Mary- land by Bethlehem Steel Co. 611 x 70.2 x 33.7, 10576 gross tons, Lengthened in 1957 at South Chicago to 683 ft., 11198 gross tons 7665 net tons. Powered by turbine engines that were built by the shipbuilder, Entered the Great Lakes via the Mississippi River. Owned and operated by the Interlake S.S. Co,