Che Detroit Marine Historian JOURNAL OF MARINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF DETROIT Curtis Haseltine William A, McDonald Eatiors William J, Luke assoetate! peaites 13951 Fi Associate Editor 330. 3. Vicksburg Detroit | 3 Mich, 1323 Northlawn De crete ras Mich, Birmingham, Mich, _penadien Associate Beitore. James M, 193 "vinkvehelt nde 83 Honberview, Ra Toronto 5, Toronto 9, Volume 14, No. 12 August, 1961 LEON FALK, JR, (a. WINTER HILL) Built by Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Chester, Pa., 1945, as standard 12 tanker, 504° X 68'2" X 39'2", Purchased by National Steel Corp. from Ships, Inc., 1960, Converted for Great Lakes use at Bethlehem Ship's Baltimore yard, Bow and stern sections joined to new midbody built by Schlieker-Verft, Hamburg, Germany. Following June 28 sea trials, went to . Seven Islands for a Cleveland ore cargo, FALK christened at Cleveland, July 20, after an initial trip to the American Lakehead. Length 730° (0A) Ore capacity 21,200 long tons Breadth 15t Propulsion 6,000-hp Westing- U house turbo-electric De Poon 2613" Speed 16 mph (approx)