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MARINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF DETROIT, INC. John R. Campbell, Pres. —_F, J. McAllister, Vice Pres. Kenneth E. Smith, Treasurer Robert A. Zeleznik, Secretary 1575 Cleveland, 444 Sandwich St., W., 153 Monterey, 2015 Dime Building, Lincoln Park, Michigan Windsor, Ontario Highland Park a Michigan Detroit 26, Michigan | ANNOUNCEMENT: Keep in mind the time of our January meeting. It will be held on Wednesday evening, the llth at the Edison Boat Club. Our speaker will be Mr. Max McCray, presently assoctaied with Boland and Cornelius, and former Port Director at Detroit. Plan now to attend the January meeting. This year, as a matter of convenience your Society is sending the usuel Christmas photo enclosed herewith. The ship pictured thereon is the canal sized freighter ONEIDA (US 220779 - the second similar vessel of that name), built in 1920 at Wyandotte, and whichsailed both the Lakes and on salt water asa unit of the Ford Motor Co. fleet. Dimensions 251 x 43 x 22.2. Lost by enemy action in World War II. (Editor's Note: Care should be taken to distinguish this ship from ONEIDA, ex LAKE GILBOA, US 217988, also built at Wyandotte (1919) and likewise lost in W.W. ET) In the name of your fellow members and your officers the Detroit Marine Historian conveys to you most sincere wishes for a truly blessed and merry Christmas and a happy, successful New Year. RR KK KK KK KK OK KK KK KR KK KK KE KK KK KK KKK KK KK KK K SHIPS The two new motorships recently built in Wales for the auepee and Ontario T,ansportation have been renamed as follows: BAIE CDMEAU is now JOSEPH MEDILL PATTERSON and MANICOUAGAN is now COLONEL ROBERT R.McCORMICK. Becker Towing Co. has purchased the steam tug GEN.E.M.MARKHAM (ex DETROIT) from Great Lakes D.& D.Co. She will be converted to Diesel, and according to reliable sources will be renamed CAPT.FRANK BECKER. KOK OK KK OK KOK KK KK OK KOK KOK OK KOK KOK ADDENDA As we requested in October, additional information has come to us @ G.L.T.C. regarding a few more old tugs of the Great Lakes Towing Co.Fleet. The following should be ‘is to Section I of the fleet list. COMPOUND, 1868 Cleveland, 65 x x7 PATHFINDER (ex J.A. CRAWFORD, 170}, 1863 Chicago, a © 15°-x 8.5 WILLIAM F.HALSTEAD, 1892 Buffalo, 4h x 13.5 x 6. 81414. GEORGE R.HAND 85663, 1881 Buffalo, 60 x 15.6 x 8.6 JOHN JOHNSON 76704, 1887 W.Bay City, 68 x 17 x 10 NIAGARA 130242, 1882 Byffalo, 92 x 23 x 8 DAVID SUTTON, built 1880, 28 g.t. A.G.VAN SCHAICK, 1882 Chicago, 67 x 15x7 2. ¥ KR RK RRR KK RK KOR KR KR ROKK KOR KKK KOR KK KOK KOK OR OK OK