Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Detroit Marine Historian, v. 14, n. 3 (November 1960), p. 2

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Albert prediey. Curtis Haseltine John Campbell Robert Zeleznik reese aa Vice President Treasurer Sec cretary 1575 Cleveland 877 peecet he Pl. Ah 139. aus: eeceicey 9, Miche Detroit 23, Mich. Lincoln Park, Mich. Grosse Pte. ANNOUNCEMENT: Federal Judge Thomas P. Thornton will be the speaker at our meeting Thursday, Nov. 17. The meeting will be at 8 pom. at the J. Te. Wing of- fice on Randolph at Atwater. Judge Thornton will talk about marine cases that come before the Federal Court. eR a ek Me KK THE LOG U.S. Navy's DDG-7, the HENRY B. WILSON, underwent initial sea trials on Lake Huron Sept. 1. Following completion at Defoe Shipbuilding, Bay City, vessel will proceed through the Seaway to Boston Navy Yard for drydock inspection, arm- ing and formal commissioning. The 38-footer is the largest naval vessel ever constructed on the Great Lakes and is the first of four guided missile destroyers building at Defoe under a $68 million contract. Late reports indicate that the passenger steamer CAYUGA may be spared the shipbreakers. Idle since Labor Day, 1957, she may be converted for hotel and restaurant use in the Toronto area. Former Columbia bulker WILLIAM F. STIBEL passed downbound through the Welland under her own power on Oct. 2, enroute to Montreal. She will be towed from there to an undisclosed European port for dismantling. The steamers CUYLER ADAMS, E. G. MATHIOTT and FONTANA will be broken up at Hamilton, The ADAMS was towed through the Welland Canal on Oct. 2 enroute to the Stelco plant. These three vessels, along with the STIFEL, were reported in the September "Log" as having been purchased for scrapping by Marine Salvage Ltd., of Port Colborne. Upper poke nee has resumed operation of canallers. Their GREY BEAVER (a.SOUTHTON), BROWN BEAVER (a.FULTON) and BLUE RIVER Gparce REDCHIEF) have re-entered service. Tomlinson's newly-converted self-unloader G. A. TOMLINSON 41 (a.D. 0. MILLS) passed downbound through the Soo on Oct. 20 on her initial voyage following rebuild at the Fraser- Nelson yard, Superior, Wis. Was Scott Misener Steamship's J. N. MCWATTERS 11 launched at Vickers! Montreal yard on Oct. 15 as predicted? ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Al Bradley, Detroit; Arnold Dempster, Collingwood; Curt Haseltine, Detroit, and Jim Kidd, Toronto. We J. Luke Mich. 4

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