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Page 5 GEORGE H. INGALLS had ramps to load autos below decks. The purchase of the MEAD was quickly followed by the addition of the GEORGE H. INGALLS and MORRIS S. TREMAINE. As the United States recovered from the Depression, the three auto carriers were kept busy loading autos at the D&C docks in Detroit and unloading them at the D&C docks in Cleveland and Buffalo. In 1939 the INGALLS and TREMAINE were rebuilt to carry autos exclusively. An elevator was installed to allow autos loaded on the tank tops and the bulkheads were cut open to allow movement of autos between cargo holds. In 1941, the TREMAINE was renamed the T.J. MCCARTHY. With the outbreak of World War II, the MEAD, INGALLS and MCCARTHY were converted back to bulk carriers to carry raw materials for the war effort. After the war the McCarthy vessels were reconverted to carry autos. The elevators were reinstalled. Two additional changes were made to the vessels as sideports allowed autos to be directly loaded on the lower decks and the INGALLS and MCCARTHY were fitted with platform 'tween decks" for additional autos. As the company business grew, additional capacity was needed. The MCCARTHY and INGALLS added "flight decks" to increase capacity. A deck was built over the hatches and another deck was built above it, almost to the bridge deck. To support the decks, overlapping steel pieces and posts were added. This open steel work was painted white and was distinct to the vessels profiles. The McCarthy vessels now carried 500 autos each trip. Dossin Museum Collection Dossin Museum Collection