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built at Lorain, Ohio for Gilchrist Transportation Co. 380 x 50 x 28, 6300 tons capac- ity. Sister ships were F.M.OSBORNE and E.N.SAUNDERS. It is a unique co- incidence when 3 ships, identical sisters, are built at the same, time place for for the same owners, are sold together to the same new own- The STEEL KING (Pesha Photo) ers, and end their sailing days together in the same place. This is what happened to these three ships. Two of them were renamed once, while STEEL KING had two later names. STEEL KING, along with her two sisters, was operated from 1902, the year she came out, until 1912 by the Gilchrist Transportation Co. At this time Gilchrist sold much of his tonnage, and these three were sold to James Davidson of Bay City. They bya : erated and managed by his Son in Law, George A.Tomlinson (See DMH,v.5 In the winter of 1915-16 they were purchased by the Cleveland clirts’ cant Co. to replace obsol- ete tonnage either recently sold or soon to be sold, and also to increases their new owners' capacity in the defense effort of World War I. STEEL KING became CADILLAC (ii) in the winter of 1916-17. The vessel remained in the Cleveland Cliffs fleet until the summer of 1943, when she and her two sis- ters and two other vessels were traded in to the U.S.Maritime Commission for two new freighters, CADILLAC (iii - ex LAKE ANGELINE) and CHAMPLAIN ex BELLE ISLE. At the time of this exchange CADILLAC (ii - ex STEEL KING) was renamed CHACORNAC. Twice after that, the three sister ships, now running in the Cliffs Fleet under charter, were laid up. The fist time was a& the close of the season of 1945 and the second in 1949. Both times people thought they would be scrapped, but twice they received a reprieve at the last minute. Finally in 1953, with more new and larger freighters taking their place in the Cliffs fleet, the old timers took their last cargoes to the lower lakes. In September, Cleveland Cliffs Steamship Co. dropped their charters. They, and several other over age ships, were put up for bid and sold for scrap. All three went to Buffalo under their own power and were scrapped there, during the following winter. Milton J.Brown OR KR KK KR ROK OK OK KK OK OK OK KK KK KOK KOK KK KK KK RK KK OK OK Ships of the GILCHRIST TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, continued from page 3: PERRY G.WALKER, 1903 Chicago. 414 x 50. Later TAURUS. Scrapped, 1946 at Hamilton. C.W.WATSON, 1902 Lorain. 380 x 50. Later SHASTA and still in service. J.L. bagi pee W.Bay City. 414 x 50. Later CORVUS . Scrapped, 1947 ¢ Hamil JAMES B. WOOD. °1906 W.Bay City. 514 x 54. Later ARCTURUS. In service. LEWIS WOODRUFF, 1903 Lorain. 414 x 50. Later ARGUS (i). Foundered on Lake Huron in the Great Storm of 1913. (Editor's Note: Of the 34 steel freighters of the Gilchrist Fleet. fourteen are still in service, three under their original names.) J