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Page 115 CAN THE NIPIGON BAY REALLY BE THROUGH? by SKIP GILLHAM Special to Telescope She has been idle since late 1982, waiting to be recalled to service. She has reposed at Montreal, then Kingston and now Toronto. Her recent travels have been astern of a tug, certainly much less glamorous than the early days. Indeed the carrying capacity of Nipigon Bay (C176115) a)Imperial Leduc, has not been required. One question remains. Will the need for this 692-foot bulk carrier arise again? Times were different after World War II. For many years the 633-foot Lemoyne (i) had reigned as the lakes giant and gradually newer ships were being built. Hochelaga, and Coverdale, each at 639'6" overall length, emerged on the Canadian side while Wilfred Sykes, at 678 feet, was the early post war queen of the American fleet. But these were sill bulk carriers designed for the traditional haulage of ore, coal and for the Canadian ships, grain. The largest tankers were under 500 feet long. That was before the discovery of oil in Alberta. The earliest pipeline bringing the "black Imperial Oil ordered the IMPERIAL LEDUC to carry oil from Alberta via Superior, to the lower lakes. Dossin Museum Coll.