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Che Detroit Marine Historian JOURNAL OF el lle a SOCIETY ROIT alter egtiaed William A, McDonald ‘Edit William J. Luke Volume 1h, No. 9 May, 1961 FORT CHAMBLY -- Built for Steel Company of Canada by Collingwood Shipyards as HULL 169, to dimensions of 463' (0A) X 56' X 35%, Keel Laid May 18, 1960 Launched Dec. 19, 1960 Christened March 10, 1961 Trials March 31, 1961 Maiden Voyage April 11, 1961 Deadweight, 8,500 long tons, Vessel's propulsion is provided by four 1,500-hp Fairbanks, Morse diesel engines which may be used in any combination, These units, along with a Ka-Me-Wa variable pitch propeller, are controlled from the bridge, She has been chartered to Canada Steamship Lines, THERE JUNE PICNIC MEETING Dave and Mrs, Botsford will again be our hosts at the ane nual spring meeting in Amherstburg on Saturday, June 3, Entertainment for the evening, starting at 8 p.m., will be a showing of members' color slides in the high school, Please bring about 10 of your best slides and be prepared to tell us a little about them, But plan, also, to spend a pleasant afternoon with picnic basket on the spacious and beautiful grounds of the Fort Malden Museum on the bank of the Amherstburg Channel where the boats come bye