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Che Actroit Marine Historian JOURNAL OF MARINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY 4 OF DETROIT winlian A, NeDonard grits Haseltine William J. Luke Associate Editor - History re Associate Editor - Current 3303 Vicechare Fau 1323 Northlawn Betroit 6, Mich. Detroit 3, Mich. Birmingham, Mich. Canadian Associate Editors John H. Basco James M, Kidd 100 whitehail Ra. 83 tiumberview Ra, Toronto 5, Ont. Toronto 9, Ont Volume 15, No. 7 March, 1962 PIONEER CHALLENGER (a.NESHANIC, b.CULFOIL) Photo by the Rev. Peter Van der Linden Built by Bethlehem Steel Company at Sparrows Point, Md., in 1943 as AL tanker with dimensions of 48 X 6803" X'36.9'. Purchased by Pioneer Steamship Company early mee ‘rom Maryland Shipbuilding, Bal ciasre d converted for lake service at Maryland Shipbuild- ariskenia Sinoectine replaced by new 532-foot midbody constructed by Verolme United Shipyards, Reena The $4 million conversion project was completed a’ June 24, + Vessel departed eraesare July 1 letroit on initial upper lakes trip Jul; HULL 4381, a standard T3-S- 't Baltimore in christening ceremonies, ‘or Seven qelenie, Quebec, and passed upbound a’ 16. 730! (OA) 75 13m 23,000 tons he Ore cargo capacity... Official Saber LLL 251093 NOTE -- As GULFOIL, vessel collided with small tanker GRAHAM in harbor at Newport on Aug. 7, 1958. GRAHAM was loaded with 1,000,000 gallons of gasoline. GULFOIL was explosion’ followed, killing 15 of GULFOIL' 5 crew. i maged T3 from Gulf ’0il Corporatio Rhode Island tight. Severe Maryland Shipbuilding subsequently purchased da- MARCH MEETING Col. R. C. Pfeil, Detroit District Engineer of ue U. S, army Corps of Engineers, will be speaker at our meeting at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 24, in the offices of J. T. Wing & Co., 150 viitndolph Street, Detroit,’ Col. Pfeil will talk on the Corps' activities on Great Lakes and connecting channels and show a film entitied "Men, Ships and Great Lakes” in color