Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Detroit Marine Historian, v. 7, n. 1 (September 1953), p. 2

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SHIPS The former Milwaukee Fire Tug No.15, now being converted for use by the Great Lakes Towing Co., will be named in honor of that company's president, L.C.TURNER. The tug WELCOME, recently acquired by G.L.Towing from Milwaukee Tugboat Line, has been renamed JOSEPH A.CALLAN. (Editor's Note: - It is with some regret that we note the passing of this most appropriate nam for a tug, and a name that had almost become a legend and tradition in the | Cream City, carried as it was in succession by three tugs. We wincerely hope that the Great Lakes Towing Company, now established at Milwaukee, will see fit to find a place for the name "WELCOME" on one of its tugs there. ) The Cayuga Steamship Company of Toronto now owns the former CSL passenger ship CAYUGA, having raised three quarters of the purchase price. She will operate on her old run, Toronto to Lewiston, starting next summer. Let's hope this is but the first of many passenger ships to return to service. The Federal Barge Lines has been sold by the Government to a subsidiary of the St.Louis Shipbuilding and Steel Co. Many freighters are expected to lay up as soon as October this season, which will enable winter repairs and alterations to begin early. * OR OR KK OK RK OK ROK KK OK KOK OK KOK KK OK OK OK OK KOK KOK OK KK OK KOK OK PITTSBURGH This name was first used in the season of 1899 to designate the STEAMSHIP ships operated on the Lakes by Henry Oliver for Amdrew Carnegée. CO. FLEET On Eehruary 25, 1901, Mr.Carnegie sold out to “essrs Morgan and Gary for a reported oo million. Morgan & Gary then organized the United States Steel Corporation, and placed all the ships involved by the various units of this merger, including Oliver's vessels, in one fleet which carried the name Pittsburgh Steamship Co. In this fleet as of February, 1901 were, besides Olivers ships, those from the Minnesota Steamship Co.,the American Steamship Co., (operated by Wolvin for American Steel & Wire), also the Zenith Transit Co, likewise a Wolvin fleet, - the small fleets of the Mutual and Menominee Lines, which had come under the control of Vary's Feéer- al Steel Co. in 1899, and a few others. In march, 1901, U.S.Steel bought out John Rockefeller's Mesabi ore reserves and his very large and modern Bessem Steamship Co. As of March, 1901, the fleet totalled 112 ships - the largest then flying the American flag on any waters. Up to 1905, when the first new ships were built expecially for the line, the ships iad white cabins, an all silver stack (hence the nickname "tin-stackers"), and, according to statements of several old timers, a dark green hull. After 1905 the present color scheme was used, red hull, white cabins, and silver stack with black top. For your information we also give the colors of the various lines which contributed ships to the original fleet: they were as follows - American Steamship Co. - Red hull, white cabins, all black stack. Carnegie’s Pittsburgh S.S.Co. - Rea hull, white cabins, black stack, white P. Bessemer Steamship Co. - red hull, white cabins, black stack, white B. Menominee Transit Co. - Black hull with white stripe at main deck pee red cabins, black stack with blue shidle and bla Minnesota Steamship Co. - Black hull with white stripe, white gabias, tank stack with white triangle and red M. Mutual Line of Escanaba - Black hull, dark red cabins, baack stack, white globe on side. Lake Superior Iron Mining Co. - Black hull, white cabins, black stack, white S American Steel Barge Co. -(Whalebacks) - Red hull and cabins, all baack stack. At regular periods since 1905, the company has built-new ships. Furthermore ships have been purchased at various times since the organization in 1901, e.g. 2 ships from Eddy-Shaw of Bay City in 1903, 3 ships from Milks in 1910, and 6 ships from Hawgood in 1916, as well as a few supply boats, harbor craft, etc. In listing this vast fleet, we are following the same plan which w recently pleased so many of our readers who followed our Canada Steamship Lines description, last year - i.e. the vessels appear in alphabetical order of last names, giving the date of build and place, dimensions, and very brief history and disposition, etc. Vessels in fleet today have names underlined,

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