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OPENING DATES OF NAVIGATION AT DULUTH-SUPERIOR HARBOR 1964--E. L. Ryerson, 2:30 P.M., April 5th. 1963--J. O. McKellar, 1:50 P.M., April 22nd. 1962--N. W. Foy, 9:10 A.M., April 21st. 1961--N. W. Foy, 5:48 P.M., April 12th. 1960--The George A. Sloan, 3 A.M., April 9th. 1959--Wilfred Sykes, 7:05 A.M., April 18th. 1958--Sultana, 3:30 P.M., April 20th. 1957--Anderson A. M., April 9th. 1956--Wilfred Sykes, April 7th. 1955--L. E. Block, April 14th. 1954--Mantadoe "Grain" April 12th. 1954---Sultana "Light" April 16th. 1953--Imperial Leduc., April 29th. 1951--L. W. Hill, M. A. Hanna Co., April 5th. 1950--Leon Fraser, Pittsburgh S. 8. Co., May Ist. 1949--John T. Hutchinson, Buckeye Steamship Co., March 27. 1948--Charles M. Schwab, Interlake Steamship Co., April 5. 1947--A. A. Augustus, Hutchinson & Co., April 13. 1946--Sir. Wm. Fairburn, Buckeye Steamship Co., April 10. 1945--Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, Mohawk Navigation Co., March 28. 1944---Cadillac, Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co., April 9. 1948--Charles S. Hebard, Wilson Transit Co., April 24. 1942--W. G. Mather, Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co., March 26*. 1941---W. G. Mather, Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co., April 8. 1940--Benson Ford, Ford Motor Co., April 22. 1939--L. E. Block, Inland Steel Co., April 30. 1938--Philip D. Block, Inland Steel Co., April 13. 1937--Frontenac, Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co., April 15. 1936--Ishpeming, Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co., May 2. 1935--Michigan, Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Co., April 19. 1934--L. E. Block, Inland Steel Uo., May 3. 1933--Joseph Block, Inland Steel Co., April 20. *Earliest opening in history of navigation. Previous early April 6, 1902. LIST OF VESSELS -- 9TH COAST GUARD DISTRICT Vessel Home Port Length Type Mackinaw. ...Cheboygan, Michigan 290' Ice breaking cutter Aeacin Port Huron, Michigan 180' Buoy tender; icebreaker Mesquite..... Sturgeon Bay, Wisc. 180' Buoy tender; icebreaker Sundew.. .... Sturgeon Bay, Wisc. 180' Buoy tender; icebreaker A UpeIs. 62. Toledo, Ohio 180' Buoy tender; icebreaker Woodbine. ...Grand Haven, Michigan 180' Buoy tender; icebreaker Woodrush. ... Duluth, Minnesota 180' Buoy tender; icebreaker Hollyhock.... Milwaukee, Wisconsin 174' Buoy tender White Lupine. Detroit, Michigan 133' Buoy tender Tamarack... .Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. 124' Buoy tender Maple... 27, Ogdensburg, N. Y. 122' Buoy tender Chermy.4 2.3, Buffalo, N.Y, 86' Buoy tender Dahlia ..-2.. Detroit, Michigan 81' Buoy tender Arundel,..... Chicago, Illinois 110' Harbor tug; icebreaker KAW... Cleveland, Ohio 110' Harbor tug; icebreaker Ojibwa... .. Buffalo, N. ¥. 110' Harbor tug; icebreaker CG-64307. . . . Chicago, Illinois 64' Harbor tug (small) CG-65024-D . . Charlevoix, Michigan 65' Harbor tug (small) CG-40587 .... Lorain, Ohio 40' 13/4 Utility Boat Cherry. . 2. &. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. 86' Ice Breaking Cutter Naugatuck. . .Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. 110' Ice Breaking Cutter Markham... .Buffalo, N. Y. 163' Hopper Dredge Alexander 197' Henry... .. Ottawa, Ont. 8" Ice Breaker John A. MacDonald Ottawa, Ont. 315' Ice Breaker Bramble (392) Detroit, Mich. 180' Military. 68