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MARINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF DETROIT, INC. F.J.McAllister, President Wm.B.Mahoney, Ma Pres wenn C.Goodrich, Treasurer Robert A.Zeleznik, Secretary 444 Sandwich Street W 251 Lothrop Roa 4328 Adams Cir oie 2015 Dime Building Windsor, Ontario Grosse Pointe er 36,Mich, Wayne, Michigai Detroit 26, aichieane ANNOUNCEMENT: “ Our first meeting of the 1958-1959 season will be held at the Fort Malden Museum grounds in Amherstburg on Saturday afternoon and evening, Septem ber 6th. Complete details of the program will be given in the September issue of the Marine Historian. Mark the date now and plan to be with us. Robert A.Zeleznik, Secretary OR OK OK OK OK OR OK OK OK OR OK OK ROK OK OK OK OK KR OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK KOK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK SHIPS The bulk freighter EDMUND FITZGERALD was successfully launched at River Rouge on June 7. She is owned by Northwestern Mutual Life In- surance Co. and will be operated by Columbia Steamship Division. The car ferry GRAND RAPIDS recently had new stacks installed at Milwaukee. Now stationed at the Cream City are the tugs INDIANA and CONNECTICUT, both recent- ly converted to diesel drive. The former Milwaukee tug ROGER (ex’ CONRAD STARKE) is now at Cleveland for conversion. The tug AUBREY is now part of the Gillen Towing & Wrecking Co fleet. The former Hutchinson barge MANILA is still lying on the Calumet River, South Chicago, near the shipyards. Two small steam launches are operating on the Kalamazoo River at Marshall, Michj- gan, between Jackson and Battle Creek, apparently carrying passengers. They have red stacks which emit plenty of smoke. The keel has been laia at River a la a new Interlake freighter, similar to the recently completed JOHN iS} WIN. KOK KK KR OR OK OR OR OK OK OK OR OK OK OR KR OR OK KOK KK OK OK OK OK KR OK KK OK OK KOK OK OK SINCERE Your retiring editor takes this opportunity to express his deep THANKS gratitude to the many members of our Society who have assisted him in the past. Due to the press of ciraumstances it is impossible for him to do this to all involved on an individual basis. He wishes all to continue this fine cooperation with the new editor of the Marine Historian. He also hopes that his friends will occasionally drop him a line at his new address, effective August 15th: - | Rev.Edward J.Dowling,S.J. (Loyola Academy 1100 N.Laramie Ave. Wilmette, Illinois ) AOR OK OR OR OR OR OK OK OK ROK OK OR ROK OR OK OK OK OK OK OK OR OK KOR OK OK OK OK KOK OK OK OK OK OK OK At_Left: The OCEAN PLAT