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418 ‘Atlantic ocean the six following lake vessels: H. M. Petratt, J. H. Pitum- MER, BEAVERTON, A. E. Ames, MAPLETON and SASKATOON. * “* * The Conneaut west breakwater light has been moved temporarily about 35 feet northward and 65 feet westward, pending construction work on the pier- head. The height of the light was re- duced to 32 feet. x «x Notice has been sent out by the hydro- graphic office calling attention to the private lights at Ruggles’ grove, east of Huron, O., and at Rye beach, west of Huron. Masters of vessels entering Huron barbor are warned to be on the lookout for these lights as recently they have been the cause of stranding sev- eral vessels. A rear range light will re- place the present light at Huron. The € THE MARINE REVIEW new light will be higher and of greater power. ; ee ee The largest cargo that has ever been delivered at Conneaut, O., was unloaded by the steamer McGonacte, Sept. 22. She carried 13,460 tons of ore. Pome ee The steamers SAxontA and PENTICOST MitcHeELt, which sank after colliding with each other at the mouth of St. Marys river in May, have been raised. As soon as the Saxonia is repaired, she will be taken to Port Huron. OR OM The lights on the following buoys in St. Marys river, established to mark the northeastern side of the channel south- westward of Pipe island, have been dis- continued: Pipe island southeast lighted buoy .4A and Pipe island northwest lighted buoy 4B. Pacific By Robert C. Hill REE navigation schools have been KF established by the government at Seattle and Tacoma. Another probably will be allotted to Bellingham, Wash. These schools have attracted large classes of young men who are rapidly fitting ‘themselves for positions in the merchant marine. W. J. Grambs, an official of the Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co., is section chief for the sixth district of government schools which includes the states of Washington and Oregon. * * &* The Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Co., Seattle, repaired the Norwegian steamship Key West in record time last month. While returning from the orient on her maiden voyage, the Key WEstT ran aground on one of the Aleutian islands, arriving with her bow badly damaged and with a large rock im- bedded in her stem. More than 50 plates in the bottom had to be removed. The double bottom also suffered consid- erable damage. In addition to these re- pairs, the machinery was overhauled. The Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Co. took the contract on an estimate of 25 working days. The Kry West, how- ever, was delivered in first class shape in 12 days, about 800 men being em- ployed on the work. The Key WEstT was built by the Seattle company. The Norwegian steamship StorvikEN has also had repairs made recently by the same company. * * * The. U..S. quartermaster department has awarded the. McAteer Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, a contract for: a $250,000. steel vessel. Up to this time the Mc- Ateer. company has been engaged only in the construction of wooden ships. me eae” Norwegian interests are again in the market for additional wooden _ ships. The Sandstrom Shipbuilding Co., Seat- tle, has accepted two contracts for aux- iliary motor ships ordered by Norwegian owners. * * & The Pacific Steamship Co., Seattle, is planning to extend its..field by en- tering’ .the oriental trade. This firm now has the steamer SENATOR in the far east trade and has announced that the steamer UMATILLA, now on a coastwise run, will be sent to the orient after the close of the Bearing sea season. The same company is reported to have char- tered a large foreign steamship for the offshore trade in which the Pacific Steamship Co. is likely to be a strong factor in the near future. The Pacific company has also acquired the two barges, ComMMmopore and ENsIGN, to bring freight from the smaller Puget sound ports to the terminals in Seattle. This plan, widely used on the Atlantic cost, has never been applied by Puget sound shipping companies. It is be- lieved this expedient will eliminate much shifting from pier to pier and port to port, which was previously necessary. * * * The .completion. of the Lake Wash- ington canal which connects Lake Union in. Lake Washington to Puget sound by locks provides in addition to a salt water harbor a fresh water refuge at Seattle. This new harbor will be used as winter quarters for sailing ships and other vessels which are idle during the winter season. Libby, Mc- Neal & Libby have already’ placed. five sailing vessels, just returned from Alas- kan canneries, in Lake Union. eet, Lees. After lying on the beach near Sala- verry, Peru, eight months, the Nor- wegian steamship Cuzco, owned by W. R. Grace & Co., has been salved and is now undergoing temporary repairs at Callao. The vessel is worth $1,500,000 and had: been given: up as a total. loss. Pee) oma be The Great Northern Pacific Steamship Co.’s express liners Great NorTHERN and NorTHerN PaciFic are undergoing extensive alterations at the Puget sound navy yard. The vessels were built at Philadelphia and have plied between the Columbia river and San Francisco, with odd voyages to the Hawaiian islands. They recently were taken over by the government and it is believed they will be .refitted as transport ships. oe eae The Lieutenant De Maissiessy, re- cently built at the Skinner & Eddy yards, is loading for her first trip. November. 1917 News of Boston Bay - By George S. Hudson Capt. John .H. -Frost, Boston pilot commissioner, died at his home in Hyan- nis, Mass., recently, aged 74. Captain Frost commanded the sailing ships AGE- NoR and CoNQuEROR in trade between Boston and the Far East. Prior to 1914 he was secretary to the commis- sion. He was a member of the Boston Marine society. oa oe Four big tugs, the LyKrens, ConeE- stocA and Mownacacy, of the Reading line, and the GypsuM QUEEN, owned by the J. B. King Co., have been taken over by the government. * * * Mrs. Charlotte S. Patten, widow of the late Captain Patten, of the steel schooner KiNeEo, successfully instructed a class in navigation for the recruiting office of the shipping board when the regular instructor was called away. Mrs. Patten demonstrated to the director of recruiting that she has a_ thorough knowledge of the science. Mrs. Patten accompanied her husband on voyages for nearly 20 years. ee caer A new barge, the P. N: C. No. 21, has been launched at Kennebunkport, Me., for the Piscataqua Navigation Co. She will be commanded by Capt. William Minster in the coastwise trade. ee ee Scarcity of tonnage has resulted in the steamship Monawk, while awaiting new boilers at Boston, being chartered as a barge for service between Boston and New York. The MoHawk is owned by the Maine Coast Steamship Co. oo The steamship PrymoutnH, built at Camden, N. J., for the Coastwise Trans- portation Co., Boston, has been sold to the American & Italian Steamship Co. at a reported price of $2,000,000. The PriymoutH has been in commission about three years, cost $500,000 and has a capacity of 8000 tons of coal. Mes EO The lighter Herspert, owned by the Boston. & Rockport Granite Co., has been altered into a schooner rig and is transporting material used in con- struction of the big drydock at Boston. * * x The Massachusetts. nautical school ship RANGER has returned from a summer cruise with 107 cadets. There were 25 cadets in the graduating class, about equally divided between deck and engine room. * * * The six-masted schooner ApprzE M. LawreNceE, from Boston for a port in France with a cargo of munitions, has broken up after stranding on the French coast. She was one of the famous Winslow fleet but shortly before the disaster had been acquired by the France & Canada Steamship Co. To Capt. Clayton Morrissey, of the new steam trawler Watrus, bears the dis- tinction of having landed. the largest fare of fish ever brought to the Boston pier. The total was 330,000 pounds. ok The Merchants & Miners Transpor- tation Co. has sold the SUWANEE and the Somerset to the Ocean Steamship Co. The first named ship has been re- christened City or ATHENS and the other Ciry or Rome, %