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October, 1920 Big Boat Honors Lake Ship Builder AMED in honor of the president of the largest lake shipbuilding com- pany, the bulk freighter, Merton FE. Farr, was launched at the Wyandotte yard of the Detroit Ship- building Co., - Detroit, = Sept. 11. - Mr, Farr is president of the American Ship- building Co., the Detroit yard being operated by the subsidiary firm. Mrs. Farr was sponsor for the big freighter. The new ore carrier is one of four UIT MULTI THE .MARINE REVIEW built by the shipbuilding company on its own account and with two sister ships, JAMES Davipson and L. M. Bowers, has been purchased by G. A. Tomlinson and James E. Davidson. The fourth steamer, H. H. Porter, has just been sold to the Brier Hill Steamship Co. These are the first large lake ves- 547 sels built for several years, as fresh water yards were given over entirely to the construction of oceangoing vessels during the war. The ships are 600 feet over all, 580 feet between perpendiculars, 60 feet beam and 32 feet depth. Their carrying capacity is about 13,000 tons. She will be completed this year. ILLIA III