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TELESCOPE Page 95 THE STANDARD 600-FOOTER My G. E. DRIFTMYER Steamer ROBERT HOBSON Dossin Museum Collection The word 'standard conjures up an image of the perfect measuring de- vice, similar to the standard meter in Paris or the standard yard in Washington. However, it also brings to mind the fact that there are other units of measure that are either larger or smaller than the standard unit, such as the millimeter and the mile. However, the standard is the norm; the starting point from which to base any measurement. Even the Middle English derivation of its meaning; to be a rallying point, proves its importance. So it is with the standard 600 foot lakes freighter. Even though there are smaller and larger ships, this class can be considered a med- ian length. It was designed at the beginning of the First World War, and the last ship of this type was