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SHIPS Prominent in Canadian shipping circles for the past quarter century, John 0.McKellar, co-founder of Colonial Steamships,Ltd., passed away recently at Port Colborne. The 110 foot Coast Guard tug ARUNDEL is replacing the cutter FREDERICK LEE at Chicago. The ARUNDEL is similar to the KAW, stationed at Port Huron. The Reoch Steamship Co. | of Montreal has purchased the four Hindman freighters and the tug ad CHARLES RANDLE,JR. The President of the new company is Capt.Norman Reoch. The Michigan Limestone Co. has contracted with Defoe Shipbuilding Co. for an 83 foot diesel driven tug, 1000 h.p. Gayport Shipping, Ltd., (British- American Oil) has acquired the motorship OIL TRANSPORTER from Associated Oil Co. The vessel was built at Chickesaw, Ala. in 1936, as TRANSOIL, and sailed the Lakes before the war. The TOM M.GIRDLER, now in operation, is reported to have made 23 m.p.h. while running light f rom Sotith Chicago to Escanaba for her first cargo. Her sister converted @-4s are expected on the Lakes soon. The MARINE ROBIN, of Hansand Corporation will very probably be lengthened to 710 ft. after her arrival on fresh water. Paterson Steamships, Ltd. are rumored to have acquired a lending ship, which will be converted for service on the lower St.Lawrence. The 360 ft. vessel will be named GASPEDOC. The VACATIONLAND, new Straits auto ferry is nearing completion at the Rouge, and should go on her trials before long. The TANNIS, a converted motor cruiser, is operating out of Chicago as a floating college. Classes in navigation for 20 students are being offered, by the vessel's owner, T.J.McGuire. Her skipper and "professor" will be our fellow member, Capt. Morgan L.Howell. TANNIS served in the Ablantic during the last war. KOR KR OK ROR OK RR OK OK OK OK OK OK OK KOK OK OK ROR OK OK OR OK OK KR KOK OR OK OK OK OK TROUBLE Collision at Port Huron between HARVEY H.BROWN of Interlake and GEORGE F.RAND of Boland & Cornelius, severely damaged the BROWN, and forced the beaching of RAND near the mouth of the Black River. Due th the danger of shifting of her cargo of sand, efforts to float the W RAND have been unsuccessful to date. Of much more severe consequences was the Buffalo disaster between the PENOBSCOT, and the oil barge MORANIA 130 in tow of the tug DAUNTLESS. Ten lives are known to have been lost, including Capt.Louis Guyette of the PENOBSCOT. Earlier this season the MORANIA had been in trouble off Oswego, while in tow of the tug PENN 45. The barge ALFRED KRUPP was adrift for several days in the receat storm on Lake Superior. OK OK OR OR OK OK OK OR OR OK OK OR OR KOR OK OK OK KOK KK OK ROK OK KK OK OK OK KOK OK OK ALAS ! The DULUTH and the MAUCH CHUNK were once the pride of the Great Lakes package freighters. At the moment the DULUTH is owned by the Peninsular Packing Co. of Seattle., and operated as a salmon cannery. The MAUCH CHUNK, later the W.J.CONNERS, is now called HAZRINGUR, and is owned in Reykjavik, Iceland, and serves as a fish reduction plant. AOR OR OR KR OR OK OR OR OK OK OK KK OR KR KOK KK KKK KK KK KK KK OK KK KK OK BARGES One of the most interesting among the older types of ships on our Lakes today is the steel bulk freight barge. Built in large nbmbers at the turn of the century, the steel barges were a carry-over from the era of the cut down schooners, and the special wooden schooner barges. In the transition period, before the development of the large bulk steamer, the steamer and comsort was thought to be the ultimate in efficient transportation of heavy cargoes, notably ore and coal. Though soon rendered obsolete by the speedy increase in the size of the bulk carrying steamships, the majority of the barges built have survived until .) our own times, and have given good service in the half century interim. We have prepared the following list of 36 of them, which, we believe, is fairly complete. Those barges still in service have their names under- lined. O6bther interesting facts are given on the following pages, - - -