Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Detroit Marine Historian, v. 11, n. 10 (July-August 1958), p. 1

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Che Detroit Marine Historian JOURNAL OF MARINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF DETROIT VOLUME 11, No.10 JULY-AUGUST, 1958 OK OR OK OR OK OK OK OK OK RK OR OR OK OR OK OK OK OK OK KOK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK KOK OK XK THE "Cl-M-AV1" TYPE COASTAL FREIGHTERS BUILT ON THE GREAT LAKES DURING WORLD WAR II, Continued. By NORMAN L.McKELLAR The POINSETT Photo, courtesy George Lauhoff (Editor's Note:) This is the second and concluding installment of this list. The dimensions for all these ships are as follows: 338 ft length by 50 ft. beam and 21 ft.load draft. Diesel engines, 1700 hp. Speed loaded, 11 knots. The vessels are listed in alphabetical order of their original names. MARENGO, built at Superior by Butler. Later COASTAL SPARTAN. JOE P. MARTINEZ, built at Duluth by Butler. Later ROUND SPLICE and PyT. JOSE F. VALDEZ, (Military Sea Transportation Service). MARLINE HITCH, built by Butler at Duluth. Later DON AURELIO & NORMARTI. MIDLAND, built at Superior by Butler. Later COASTAL HARBINGER and UNION BANKER. MINIDOKA, built by Butler at Superior. Later COASTAL HERALD and RIO MIRANDA. MUSCATINE, built by Globe at Superior. Later PALMA. Pe MUSKINGUM, built by Globe at Superior. WILLIAM L.NELSON, built at Duluth by Butler. Later CABLE EYE & UNION STAR. NICOLLET, built by Globe at Superior. Later DJERADA. ALEXANDER R.NININGER,JR. built at Duluth by Butler. Later ACORN KNOT and SGT.GEORGE D. KEATHLEY, (Military Sea Transportation Service). (Continued, Page 3)

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