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SHIPS CHARLES M.WARNER, THAT (US 127752), steel NEVER bulk freighter, DIE built by Chicago (#57) Shipbuilding Co. in 1902 for Uni- ted States Transportation Co. Dimensions, 390 oa x 48, 3812 gross tons, 2733 net.10 hatches. Engaged in coarse freight trade for original owners till 1911, and for Great Lakes SS Co. until 1929 when she was sold to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. Renamed MICHIGAN and con- verted into a suction dredge - the largest sandsucker on the Lakes. Her unique paint job con- sists of bright red hull and cabins and black stack with red and white disc emblem. When not needed for big dredging contracts, she lies at the 95th St. bridge in South Chicago, as shown in our photo above. 01d age and lowly task have not removed her trim lines. KOR KR KOR KK OK OK ROK KOK OR RK OR OK OK KOK OK OK OK KOK OK OK KK OK KOK OK OK KOK K Story of the Great Lakes Steamship Co., cont'd from page 3: In 1911 twentyeone of the 24 ships described above were still under the Wilkinson management. These vessels were in that year brought under one line, which was named Great Lakes S.S.Co. In 1916 two of them, the BROWER and BROWN were sold to Jones & Laughlin. In 1929 the WARNER was sold to Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. and in the late Thirties the BELGIUM was sold to Merritt, Chapman & Scott Co. In 1943 five freighters, the LEONARD, NOTTING- HAM, B.L.SMITH, M.C.SMITH and W.L.SMITH, were surrendered to U.S.Maritime Commission in exchange for new tonnage. Since 1911 four new large freighters have been added to the fleet, - HORACE S.WILKINSON ii, built for the line in 1916. 608 x 60. Still in fleet. J.BURTON AYRES, ) From U.S.Maritime Commission in exchange for the five old J.H.HILLMAN,JR.,) vessels mentioned above. 621 x 60. In fleet at present. RICHARD M.MARSHALL, built for the line, 1953. 644 x 67. Flagship of the line. (Our masthead illustration this month is a good line drawing of the MAR- SHALL. Bob Zeleznik sent this to your editor.) A total of sixteen freighters makes up Today's Great Lakes Steamship Co fleet. Note 1: Back in 1896-'97 the name Great Lakes S.S.Co was used by a fleet or- ganized by Messrs. Gordon & Atkins, to carry grain between Manitowoc and Lake Erie ports. In this fleet were the wooden freighters C.TOWER and OLYMPIA, and the steel GLOBE (Later JAMES B.EADS) and JOHN W.MOORE (later EDWARD N.BREITUNG, JOHN F.MORROW, and KIPAWA.) Other than the similarity in name there seems to be no connection between this fleet and the present one. Note 2: Care should be taken to distinguish the above fleets from the follow- Ing: Great Lakes Transit Corporation (1916-1942, package freighters); Great Lakes Transportation Co.(Canadian - The Playfair Fleet, DMH vol.2 No.5); Great Lakes Transport Co.(Tankers); Great Lakes Lumber & Shipping Co.,Ltd (Tugs and pulpwood barges}; Great Lakes & St.Lawrence Transportation Co. (Can allers, see DMH V.3 no.3); Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.(construction equip-—— ment); and Great Lakes Towing Co. (Harbor tugs. ) Note 3: Though the fleet described above was known for many years as the "Typewriter" fleet, your editor cannot resist the temptation to in- sert here the statement that the freighters CORONA and UNDERWOOD did NOT be- long to this fleet. WICHIGAN