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Page 127 1988 INDUCTEES NATIONAL MARITIME HALL OF FAME Established in 1982, the Maritime Hall of Fame is the only museum gallery in the nation honoring ships and seafarers who have contributed to America's maritime heritage. The Hall of Fame is part of the American Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York. The Great Lakes inductees announced for 1988 are Henry Ford and the S. S. Octorara. Few people associate Henry Ford with shipping, but he was a shipowner, shipbuilder and maritime pioneer on several counts. By choosing waterway sites for many of his major car factories, he greatly bolstered shipping on the Great Lakes and Erie Canal. By connecting his docking facilities to rail lines, he anticipated intermodal transportation. During World War I, he built and sold 199 small wooden tugs and minesweepers. After the Great War, he bought hundreds of surplus ships, converting many to barges and the rest to scrap. He was one of the first U.S. owners to adopt diesel propulsion to his fleet when the Henry Ford II and Benson Ford sailed in 1924. Joining Ford as this year's inductees are Capt. Edward P. Bartlett, who gained a reputation as master of Pacific Steamboat Company's most popular steamships over three decades; VADM Harry Manning, perhaps the most prominent shipmaster of the modem era; and Capt. Mary Greene, who operated her company, Greene Line, from the pilothouse Henry Ford