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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 3, “Michigan Detroit 26, Michigan ANNOUNCEMENT: Qur next meeting will be held on Wednesday , November 21st, at 8 P.M. at the Detroit Historical Society, Woodward Ave at Kirby, directly North of the Main Public Library. This meeting will be highlighted by a talk by Colonel Peter C. Hyzer, District Engineer of the Detroit District of the Corps of Engineers of the U.S.Army. Colonel Hyzer will discuss the projected channel and harbor improvements in preparation for the completion of the St.Lawrence Waterway, and will deal in special detail with the Detroit River, Amherstburg Channel and the St.Clair River. In addition two marine movies will be shown. Plan now to attend the November Meeting. As has been customary in recent years, no meeting is planned for December. However the December “Marine Historian" will be mailed to you in approximately a month. Information on the January meeting and subsequent ones will appear therein. Robert A. inivev’ yee eerery ORR OR KOK ROK OK KOR OK ROK OK OK OK OK OK OK KOK OK KOK OK OK OK SHIPS The steamer LEPUS which foundered near the Pai2ipptne leata, a ty weeks back was the former TRISTAN (ex LAIRG, ex PENOBSCOT) built at Ecorse in 1911. The tug CHIACGO HARBOR No.4 (ex BONITA) will be retired and broken up this winter. She is the last active vessel of the Graham & Morton Line. A new vessel will replace ae rag sidehweel ferry BLUEBELL of Tor- ento is for sale. The small tanker BRITAMETTE, (ex JOHN GEORGE) has been ’ sold to the Husky Oil Corporation, is will be converted into a bunker: @ ship for use at the head of the Lakes. The SINCLAIR MILWAUKEE is the former HERBERT REINAUER, recently in from the coast. SINCLAIR GARY is a small bunkering tanker at Gary, Ind. Reoch Lr gen Ltd. has sold the canal size freighters GROVEDALE (ex p< a8 ASPENLEAF, ex CHANDLER, ex GLENDOAWN, ex TREGASTEL,ex ROBERT WALLACE) dna PARKDALE (ex BLANCHE HIND- MAN, ex PALMLEAF, ex CAMROSE, ex GLENARM, ex VUELETTES, ex S.N.PARENT) to Upper Lakes & St.Lawrence Trans Co. The latter company is also planning to build a large bulk freighter this winter at Port Weller Shipyards, said to be around 725 feet long. Another large bulk freighter will be built at River Rouge, measuring 729 ft in length. Columbia will operate her. Canada SS Lines has announced names for two projected sister vessels of FORT HENRY, to be called FORT WELLINGTON and FORT YORK. OK OK RK OK KK KOK OK OK KR KK OK KK KKK KOK KKK KK KK KK KOK KK KK OK OK Left (Page 2) The ORMIDALE, ex MOTOR I, as she ap- (Photo by Captain Taylor). This ship and her sister ADA ware the only esa driven "Lakers" whe: built. Several were later converted to diesel drive.