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In 1871 the Anchor Line had four famous ships built by the Union Iron Works of Buffalo. Three of these, the CHINA (later CITY OF MONT- REAL, later WESTERIAN, later SULA), INDIA (later CITY OF OTTAWA, later INDIA) and JAPAN (later CITY OF HAMILTON, later ROY K.RUSSELL) were combination passenger and freight vessels and very popular with travel- lers in their day. Their iron hulls measured 212 x 32. The ALASKA was identical in hull and machinery, but had no passenger accommodations. (See DMH v.1,n.2). In the middle seventies the line adopted the plan of naming all its subsequent ships after the rivers of Pennsylvania. The twenty ships built for the line from this time on carried names, whose appeal and beauty have not been equalled in Great Lakes history. Six large wooden freighters, about 250 feet long were added betmeen 1876 & 1880: WISSAHICKON i (later WASAGA), CONESTOGA, DELAWARE JUNIATA i (later WINNEPEG 1, later WEAVERCOAL), CONEMAUGH MR.) LY¢owawa The CLARION and LEHIGH i (later PONOKA) were iron freighters, 240 x 36, and came out in 1881. They were followed 5 years later by another iron ship, the ponderous SUSQUEHANNA, 325 x 40 x 27, the largest ship on the Lakes in her day. Like many package freighters of the Eighties she had her machinery amidships. She sailed the Lakes until 1917, when she was sold to the U.S. Shipping Board. After the war she sailed under the Italian flag for some time. In 1892 the Anchor Line added three more freighters built on the "Straightback" design, which was a varia- tion of McDougall's whale- backs. The CODORUS, MAHON- ING (later GUANOCO) and SCHUYLKILL measured 290 x 40 x 26. Their peculiar hull and short stacks dis- tinguished them from the rest of the fleet. The first of the modern fleet, the big MUNCY (later C.T.JAFFRAY) came from the Wyandotte yards in 1902. Her dimensions were 370 x 46 x 30. She x carried two tall masts, one forward and one amidships, and stack astern, all having a sharp rake. She was speedy and most trim in appearance. A year later the first of three passenger ships was built, the TIONESTA. This was the first step in replacament of the old CHINA, INDIA and JAPAN, which had been carrying on reliably. The TIONESTA measured 365 Foie . 45, and accommodated 400 cruise pass- ers. The JUNIATA (later MILWA CLIPPER) came out in 1905. Four more Seelatters’ identical in size and look with the MUNCY were the DELAWARE (later FRED W.SARGENT, later PAPUDO) in 1905, the WISSAHICKON (later DANIEL WILLARD later ANNE MARIE) in 1907, the CONEMAUGH (later W.W.ATTERBURY) and the ALLEGHENY (later GEORGE D.DIXON,(cont'd next page) — The SUSQUEHANNA (above) & the TIONESTA